Old Chair Drain
Early-attested site in the Parish of Upwell
Historical Forms
- The Chare 1576 Saxton
- Well Chaire 1669 ChancDec
Etymology
Old Chair Drain (TA ) is “sewer called the Chayre in Upwell more” 1570 Imb, The Chare 1576 Saxton, Well Chaire 1669ChancDec . This would seem to be yet another example of the word chare applied to a winding watercourse, v. Chear Fen supra 149.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Birdbeck Field
- Euximoor Fm, Euximoor Fen, Euximoor Drove with Exmoor Grange
- Marmont Priory Fm
- Shrewsness Green
- Thurland's Drove