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Chatteris
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English
Alternative forms
en Chateriz obsolete
en Cheaterizt obsolete used by William Camden
Etymology
Recorded in the Domesday Book (1086) in the en enm - forms enm Cetriz and enm Cateriz. Theories of its derivation include:
a borrowing from an unattested en owl - intermediary of wlm cadeir hill-fort and la-med cathedra, akin to en Catterick
a derivation from en ang - ang Ceatta a personal name, as in St Ceatta rīc kingdom, authority 1
a derivation from en cel-bry-pro - cel-bry-pro *koɨd wood, forest *rrɨd ford 1
Pronunciation
en /ˈt͡ʃætɛɹɪs/
Proper noun
en market town/and/cpar with a town council in dist/Fenland co/Cambridgeshire cc/England OS grid ref TL3986.
Translations
market town and civil parish in Fenland, Cambridgeshire, England
References
Parish map
Further reading
en Kelly’s Directory of Cambridgeshire thirteenth London Kelly’s Directories Ltd. 1904 s.v. Chatteris 109–113 https://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/collection/p16445coll4/id/128876
Anagrams
en acehirstt chirettas theatrics