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St Martin's Church

Other OS name in the Parish of Cheselbourne

Etymology

, cf. ecclesia omnium Sanctorum de Cheseborn '1280Ass , ecclesie de Long ' Cheselbourne 1367Ilch , Chircheset 15ShaftR ( v. (ge)set ' dwelling, stable ' ) , Church [Bridge]1791 Boswell , Church Hill 1839TA .