Chilvester
Early-attested site in the Parish of Calne
Historical Forms
- Chelfurstre 1245 WMxvi
- Chelfhurst 1263,t.Ed3 For 1289 Ass
- Chelfestre 1471 WMxxxiv
- Chelfester beside Calne 1490 Ipm
- Chylfester 1493–1500 ECP
- Chelvester 1550 Pat
Etymology
The first form is possibly corrupt. The other 13th-century spellings point to a compound of OE cealf , 'calf,' and hyrst, 'wooded hill.' For final -ster cf. Raesters supra 151.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Abberd Wood
- Bowood Ho
- Calstone Wellington
- Derry Hill
- Horsley Upright Gate
- Quemerford
- Stockley
- Stock Street
- Studley
- Tasworth
- Whetham
- Whitley Fm
Other OS name
- Abbott's Waste
- Bassett's Moor
- Berhills Fm
- Blackland
- Bodnage Copse
- Brickkiln Wood
- Broken Cross
- Buck Hill
- Calne Low
- Calne Marsh
- Castlefields
- Clark's Hill
- Close Wood
- Conigre Fm
- Cowage Fm
- Eastmanstreet(lost)
- Highlands
- Holly Ditch Fm
- Honeyball Plantation
- Hopyard Copse
- Quobbs Fm
- Ranscombe Bottom
- Ratford Cottages
- Red Hill
- Rough Leaze
- Rumsey Ho
- Sands Fm
- Searchers Wood
- Sprays Fm
- Tyning Barn
- Washway
- Wessington
- The Knowle
- Labour in vain Hill
- Laggus Fm
- Lickhill Fm
- Lodge Fm
- Mile Elm
- Monks Hill Wood
- Newcroft Fm
- Norley
- Nuthills
- High Penn Fm
- Penn Hill Fm
- Poole's Fm
- Queenwood