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Survey of English Place-Names

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Chequer Field

Other OS name in the Parish of Pontefract

Historical Forms

  • the Chekers 1526 Testv
  • Chequer field(s) 1658 WillS 1664 PontCD 1716 ib
  • the Chequer-feild 1686 Bright

Etymology

, the Chekers 1526 Test v, Chequer field (s )1658 WillS, 1664PontCD 439, 1716 ib 207, the Chequer-feild 1686Bright 550 , ' chequeredfield ' , cf. Chequer Close 24supra , Chakbord , f. ns . 121 infra .