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Chaw Mdw

Other OS name in the Parish of Pamphill

Historical Forms

  • Cheluemede 1372 ChrP
  • Chalf mede 1349 Wim
  • Chale Meade 1591 DLMB

Etymology

, Cheluemede n.d.(1372) ChrP , Chalf mede 1349Wim , Chale Meade 1591DLMB , ' meadow for calves ' , from WSax  cealf ( gen . pl . cealfa ) and mǣd ; situated on R . Stour just S of Cowgrove q. v. supra .