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Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Chuggaton

Other OS name in the Parish of Swimbridge

Historical Forms

  • Choggaton 1677 FF 1739 Recov

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Choggaton 1677FF , 1739Recov . The first element is probably a ME  name corresponding to the present Devon surname Chugg , cf. Richard Chugge (1330SR ) .