| Found in Domesday 1086AD | |
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| Names found: | Calvintone (Sussex) |
| Caveltone (Sussex) | |
| Current translation for Chalvington | ||||||||
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chalv derived from cealf – calf | |||||||
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ing derived from ænge – troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages) | |||||||
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill | |||||||
| “Calf troubled village settlement on a hill” | ||||||||
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk | ||||||||