Chapmanslade
Early-attested site in the Parish of Dilton
Historical Forms
- Chipmannesled 1245 WMxvi
- Chipmanneslade 1332 SR
- Chypmaneslad 1268 Ass
- Chipmanslade 1430 FF 1456 IpmR
- Chippenslad 1575 Hoare
- Chapman(n)(e)slade 1245 WMxvi 1278,1289 Ass 1413 FF
- Chepmanesled' 1245 WMxvi
- Chepmanneslad' 1253 Ass
- Chepmanslad(e) 1257 For t.Ed2 AD 1397 IpmR
- Cheppynslade t.Eliz WMxxi
Etymology
'The slæd or flat valley of the chapmen or merchants' (OE cēapman , cȳpman ). Cf. cypmannadell (BCS 179), chypmanna ford (ib. 879) and Chapmans Combe in Bicknoller (So), Chapmannescumb 1327 SR.