English Place-name Society

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.

Chartness Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hartfield

Historical Forms

  • Cherteneys 1486–1515 ECP3,216
  • Chartnes al. Charkenes 1609 Recov
  • Chateneis 1327 SR
  • Charteneys 1332 SR 1340 NI
  • Charteney 1332 FF

Etymology

Chartness Fm is Cherteneys 1486–1515 ECP 3, 216, Chartnes al. Charkenes 1609Recov , deriving from the family of John Chateneis (1327 SR), the name being spelt Charteneys 1332 SR, 1340 NI, Charteney 1332 FF.