Chawston

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proper noun

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

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Meanings

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

Origin

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”).

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APA

Chawston. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chawston

MLA

“Chawston.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chawston. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chawston,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chawston.

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