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Survey of English Place-Names

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Chambers Court

Early-attested site in the Parish of Longdon

Historical Forms

  • Chambers 1711 FF
  • de Camera 1275 SR
  • de la Chambre 1347 FA

Etymology

The place is called Chambers in 1711 (FF) and must take its name from the family referred to as de Camera in 1275 (SR), de la Chambre in 1347 (FA). Presumably they were originally servants of the king's household or of some great lord's. Cf. Chequers (2) and Wardrobes (PN Bk 150, 174, 194).

Places in the same Parish