Etymology

Chettle

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST9513). Full definition →

Old English ceotol
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  1. Old English · derived fromceotol
  2. English todayChettle

Probably from Old English ceotol, a variant of ċietel (“kettle, cauldron”), here in the topographical sense of a "deep valley surrounded by hills".

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