Chesterford
English
Etymology
The Essex village was recorded as Ceasterford in 1004, and Cestreforda in 1086 (DB).[1] The railway station at Great Chesterford was named Chesterford in an 1848 timetable. [2]
Proper noun
Chesterford
- Great Chesterford and Little Chesterford, neighbouring villages and civil parishes in north-west Essex, England.
References
- Oxford Reference
- Railway Magazine, November 1941, page 490
Further reading
- Newmarket and Chesterford Railway on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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