Chapel Plaster
Early-attested site in the Parish of Box
Historical Forms
- Pleystede 1268 Ass
- Chapell' de Pleystede 1425 GDR
- Chappelfylde, Playster 1558 FF
- The Chapell(e) of Playster 1670 Aubrey
- of Plaistow 1728 WMxlv
- atte Pleistede 1333 SR
Etymology
Chapel Plaster [pleistər] is Pleystede 1268Ass , Chapell ' de Pleystede 1425GDR , Chappelfylde , Playster 1558FF , The Chapell (e ) of Playster 1670 Aubrey, of Plaistow 1728 WM xlv, and was probably the home of John atte Pleistede (1333SR ).There was a chapel here, belonging to the monks of Glastonbury.The second part of the name is an OE pleg-stede , 'place of play,' identical in meaning with the more common pleg-stow, with which indeed it has been confused in later records. The latter often appears later as Plestor , Playster .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Ashley
- Barn Ho
- Ben Mead
- Blue Vein
- Botleaze Wood
- Box Field
- Chapel Barn
- Charlwood
- Ennox Wood
- Folly Fm
- Grove Ho
- Hungerford Bottom
- Inghalls Cottage
- Kingsdown
- Kingsmoor
- Littlefield
- Longlease Cottages
- Middlehill
- Mill Ho
- Old Pits
- Quarry Hill
- Roadhill Wood
- Round Wood
- Stowell Wood
- Totney Firs
- Tyning Cottages
- Washwells
- Weavern Cottages
- Whitewood
- Woodlands