Etymology

Cholsey

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Today it means: A village and civil parish near Wallingford in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU5886). Full definition →

Old English Ċēoles
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  1. Old English · inherited fromĊēoles
  2. English todayCholsey

Ultimately from Old English Ċēoles (“Ceol's”) + īeġ (“island”), from the original settlement's location on an island in the Thames.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.