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Chawston

Chawston proper noun: a hamlet in Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL152562).

Proper noun

Chawston

  1. A hamlet in Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL152562).

Origin of Chawston

Recorded as Chauelestorne in the Domesday Book, the hamlet is named with the Old English personal name *Cealf, a byname from ċealf (“calf”), + -s- + þorn (“thorn, thornbush”).

Phrases with Chawston

Questions about Chawston

What does Chawston mean?
Chawston means a hamlet in Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL152562).
What part of speech is Chawston?
Chawston is a proper noun.

Words near Chawston in the dictionary

  1. Chawner
  2. chaws
  3. chaws up
  4. chawstick
  5. chawsticks
  6. Chawston
  7. Chawton
  8. chawush
  9. chawushes
  10. chaxapeptin
  11. chaxian

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