Chesel
Early-attested site in the Parish of Clarendon
Historical Forms
- Chissell Hill 1650 ParlSurv
Etymology
Chesel (1820 G) is Chisele 1319, Cheselegh 1343MinAcct , Chissell Hill 1650ParlSurv . This would seem to be a compound of OE cis, 'gravel,' and leah , or the first element may be ceosol with similar meaning. It is an example of one of those names in which final le (gh ) has been reduced to syllabic l . Cf. Keevil supra 142.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Ashley Hill
- Beechy Dean Copse
- Brickkiln Fm
- Coppice
- Canon Copse
- Carverel Copse
- Catt's Grove
- Crendle Bottom Coppice
- Fairoak Copse
- Fussell's Lodge
- Gilbert's Copse
- Grimsditch Copse
- Hendon Copse
- Hole Fm
- Home Copse
- Hunt's Copse
- King Manor Hill
- Long Copse
- Netley Copse
- Peter's Finger
- Picket Sainfoin
- Queen Manor
- Ranger's Lodge
- The Slip
- Warner's Copse