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Chawston
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English
Etymology
Recorded as Chauelestorne in the Domesday Book, the hamlet is named with the en ang - personal name ang *Cealf, a byname from ang ċealf calf, + en -s- + ang þorn thorn, thornbush.
Proper noun
en hamlet par/Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden bor/Bedford co/Bedfordshire cc/England OS grid ref TL152562.
References
Survey of English Place-Names