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Survey of English Place-Names

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St Giles's Church

Other OS name in the Parish of Chideock

Historical Forms

  • Ecclesiam Sancti Egid' de Cydiok 1280 Ass
  • ecclesiam de Chydyhok 1319 Brid

Etymology

, Ecclesiam Sancti Egid ' de Cydiok 1280Ass , ecclesiam de Chydyhok 1319Brid , cf. William de Capella 13Weld 2 , capelle de Chidiok '1311Weld 2 , Richard de la Chapele 1356Weld 2 , Joh 'es Wudcock (e ) at the Churche sty (e )lle 1494Weld 2 , le Churchestile 1500Weld 2 , the Church (e )howse 1565, 1567Weld 2 , Church (e )house 1575, 1581Weld 2 , the Churchowse 1626Weld 2 , the Churchyeard 1603Weld 2 .