Etymology

Broad Chalke

Today it means: A village and civil parish south-west of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0325). Full definition →

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The story

Probably related to the River Chalke, a chalk stream, and Old English cealc (“chalk”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.