Chessell

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Chessell

Chessell is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight, England, towards the west in an area known as the Back of the Wight on the B3401 road. Public transport used to be provided by the Southern Vectis route Summer Links. [1] It is the location of the Chessell Pottery Barns, [2] a popular tourist attraction.

Name

The name probably means 'the hill where chests or coffins were found, referencing an important 6th century pagan Jutish cemetery on Chessell Down, from Old English cest and hyll.

1193-1217: Chestelon

1228: Chesthull

1278: Chestull

1280: Cheshulle

1301: Chestelle

1769: (Little) Chestle

The suffix -(l)on may be Old English lanu or land (lane or land) or an Old French diminutive suffix -on. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Southern Vectis - route 11". www.islandbuses.info. Archived from the original on 4 January 2009. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
  2. ↑ "Chessell Pottery Barns". www.pottery-cafe.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
  3. ↑ Mills, A.D (1996). The Place-Names of the Isle of Wight. Shaun Tyas.

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