Chawston

English

Etymology

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”).

Proper noun

Chawston

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

References

• Survey of English Place-Names