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Cheriton
Cheriton, ‘village with a church’, OE cirice + tūn: Cheriton Devon. Ciretone 1086 (DB). Cheriton Hants. Cherinton 1167. Cheriton Kent. Ciricetun c.1090. Cheriton, North & Cheriton, South Somerset. Ciretona, Cherintone 1086 (DB). Cheriton Bishop Devon. Ceritone 1086 (DB), Bishops Churyton 1370. Affix from the Bishop of Exeter, granted land here in the 13th cent. Cheriton Fitzpaine Devon. Cerintone 1086 (DB), Cheriton Fitz Payn 1335. Manorial addition from the Fitzpayn family, here in the 13th cent.
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A. D. MILLS. "Cheriton." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Cheriton." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Cheriton.html A. D. MILLS. "Cheriton." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Cheriton.html |
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Cheriton
Cheriton Pemb. Cheriton 1813. ‘Village with a church’. OE cirice + tūn. Cheriton is also known as Stackpole Elidor, ‘Elidir's (estate by the) pool near the rock’ (OScand. stakkr + pollr).
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A. D. MILLS. "Cheriton." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Cheriton." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Cheriton1.html A. D. MILLS. "Cheriton." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Cheriton1.html |
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