Chelworth
Early-attested site in the Parish of Crudwell
Historical Forms
- Cellanwurd c.890 BCS569 c.1125
- Cellewird, Cellanwirdan 901 c.1125 ib
- Choellewrthe 901 14th ib
- Cheleworthe 901 14th ib
- Chelewrthe 956 14th ib
- Ceollanwurd 1042–66 RegMalm 13th
- Chellewrða 1065 KCD817 14th
- Celeorde 1086 DB
- Chellewrth 1232 FF 1272 BM
- Chelleworth 1297 Ipm
- Chel(l)eswrth 1275 RH
- Cheleworth juxta Magna Credewelle 1281 Ass
- Challoth 1773 AandD
Etymology
'Ceolla 's farmstead,' v. worþ . The forms are not always easy to distinguish from those for Chelworth supra 43, but those with a double consonant certainly refer to this place.