The Chinnocks are three villages in
Somerset, England, south west of
Yeovil in the
South Somerset district:
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East Chinnock
East Chinnock is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, on the A30 road south west of Yeovil, both in the South Somerset district. The parish has a population of 479 (2011 census).
History
The origin of the name Chinnock is uncerta ...
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Middle Chinnock
Middle Chinnock is a village in Somerset, England, north east of Crewkerne, both in the South Somerset district. It lies east of the larger village of West Chinnock, with which it forms the civil parish of West and Middle Chinnock.
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West Chinnock
West Chinnock is a village in Somerset, England, north east of Crewkerne, both in the South Somerset district. It occupies a central position east of the road that links Crewkerne to the A303 road and is mainly south of a brook that feeds nea ...
The origin of the name Chinnock is uncertain. It may be derived from the
Old English
Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...
''cinu'' meaning ''ravine'' or ''cinn'' meaning ''a chin shaped hill'', with the addition of ''ock'' meaning ''little''.
An alternative derivation may be an old hill-name of Celtic origin.
The three villages have been separate since at least 1066. East Chinnock and West Chinnock are some 3 km apart. Middle Chinnock is close to West Chinnock and since 1884 has been in the civil parish of West Chinnock, now named West and Middle Chinnock.
The three parishes were part of the
hundred of
Houndsborough.
References
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Villages in South Somerset