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Charfleet alias Chaffleets Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Canvey Island

Historical Forms

  • Chafflete 1379 Cl
  • Chafleet 1563 M

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Chafflete 1379 Cl,Chafleet 1563 M . Possibly ' calves' creek , ' v. cealf , fleot , and cf. Chafford supra 120 and Chalvedon infra 167 .