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Churchdown
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English
Etymology
en enm Chirchesdoun, apparently from en cel-bry-pro *krʉg mound + en ang dūn hill, though with the second element reinterpreted as enm chirche church.
The process of reduction that lead to the former local pronunciation (surviving in nearby en Chosen Hill) is reflected in the en-ear - spellings en Churson, en Chursdon, en Chorsdown.
Pronunciation
en /t͡ʃɜːt͡ʃˈdaʊn/ UK
en /ˈt͡ʃoʊzən/ <<obsolete>>, locally
Proper noun
en large village/and/civil parish in bor/Tewkesbury co/Gloucestershire cc/England OS grid ref SO8820.