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Chelwood

village · Bath and North East Somerset

Old EnglishAI-generated

Chelwood probably refers to a wood or forest associated with a person named Ceol or Cylla. The name combines an Old English personal name with the word 'wudu', meaning wood.

Word origins

Chels
Old Englishwood of Ceol/Cylla(from Ceol/Cylla "personal name")
wood
Old Englishwood, forest(from wudu "wood, forest")