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Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Chartham Park

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lingfield

Historical Forms

  • Chartehamme 12th ADiii 12th Lewes
  • Certeham c.1180 AD
  • Chertham 1255 ADiii
  • Chertham 1255 Ass 1349 Ipm

Etymology

Chartham Park is Chartehamme 12th AD iii, 12thLewes , Certeham c. 1180AD , Chertham 1255 AD iii, Chertham 1255Ass , 1349 Ipm. A compound of ceart and hamm . v. Churt supra 178 and cf. Chartham (K), Certeham BCS 538. The place lies just where the wealden clay begins to give way to the Hastings Beds.