Chancton Fms
Early-attested site in the Parish of Washington
Historical Forms
- Cengeltune 1086 DB
- Changelthone c.1230 Sele
- Changketona c.1160 Sele
- Chankton 1488 Ipm
- Changton c.1230 Pens
- Changeton 1249 FF 1403 IpmR
- Chaugheton (sic) 1428 FA
- Chaungeton 1249 FF 1376 Cl
- Chengeton 1261 Ass
- Chenkton 1510 LP
- Chaunton 1542 ADv
Etymology
Dr Ritter suggests that possibly this difficult name is the same as Singleton supra 52, with a curious change of initial consonant due to the common use of the preposition at before it. ts very commonly develops to [tʃ]. For initial c in the DB form he compares Seighford (St), DBCestreforde , which goes back to OE seohtre-ford .