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.

Chelwood Vetchery

Early-attested site in the Parish of Maresfield

Historical Forms

  • the Vatcherie 1546 FM
  • Vachery al. le Windbeache c.1608 SRS33,58
  • ater Vacherye 1292 MinAcct

Etymology

Chelwood Vetchery is the Vatcherie 1546FM , Vachery al. le Windbeache c. 1608 SRS 33, 58 and gave name to Nicholas ater Vacherye (1292MinAcct ). A common French name for a dairy- farm, cf. Vachery (Sr), la Vacherie 1245 Cl.