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.

Chadwick Manor

Early-attested site in the Parish of Balsall

Historical Forms

  • Chedelesuuich t.Hy1 Kenilworth
  • Cheddeleswyke 1221 Ass
  • Chadeleswiʒ t.John BM
  • Chadelwic 1224 Fees
  • Chadeleswyc 1232 1247 Ass
  • Chadleswyke 1262 1298,1301 Ipm
  • Chatleswich 1235 Fees
  • Chadelesworth 1247 Ass
  • Chaddeswich 1285 1460 KnowleG
  • Cheddeswyk 1400 IpmR

Etymology

'Ceadel 's (dairy) dwelling or village,' v. wic . Identical in origin with Chadwich (PN Wo 339). For this pers. name v. Förster in Liebermann Festschrift (181) and Chadshunt infra 249.