church townn.

Brit.

/ˈtʃəːtʃ taʊn/, U.S.

/ˈtʃərtʃ ˌtaʊn/

Forms: see church n.¹ and adj. and town n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: church n.¹, town n.

Etymology: < church n.¹ + town n. With sense 1 compare town n. 1 and also churchyard n. With sense 2 compare earlier kirktown n.Also attested early in place names, as Ciretone , Ciretona , Brendon, Devon (1086; now Cheriton), Ceritone , Devon (1086; now Cheriton Bishop), Cercetone , Cercitona , Devon (1086; now Churston Ferrers), Cherintone , Ciretvne , Somerset (1086; now North Cheriton), Ceritone , Wiltshire (1086; now Chirton), Ciriceton , Kent (c1090; now Cheriton). Compare also the following attestation in a copy of a charter of 882, although both the etymology of this place name and the identity of the place to which it refers have been disputed:lOE Bounds (Sawyer 345) in W. de G. Birch Cartularium Saxonicum (1887) II. 171 Þis synt ðara fiftene hida landgemæro æt Cyricestune.The precise sense reflected by these examples is uncertain, perhaps simply ‘settlement with or by a church’ (as is apparently the case with Cheriton in the parish of Brendon), or, alternatively (at least in some instances) ‘enclosure around or near a church’ (compare sense 1) or ‘division (of a large multiple estate) where the church is situated’ (compare sense 2); see discussion in Vocab. Eng. Place-names at cirice.

†1. The enclosed piece of ground around a church, a churchyard. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > artefacts > land > [noun] > churchyard

church townOE

churchyard?a1160

church hayc1175

kirkyardc1175

kirk-garth1298

purseynta1325

church hawc1330

sanctuary garth1412

procinct1422

precinctc1425

sanctuary1432

church-earth1449

church-littena1450

church garth1484

cemetery1485

church acre1596

God's acre1605

kirk shot1935

the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > burial > burial ground or cemetery > [noun] > churchyards

church townOE

churchyard?a1160

church hayc1175

church hawc1330

church-earth1449

church-littena1450

spiritualitiesa1470

church garth1484

church acre1596

yard1792

OE Wulfstan Canons of Edgar (Corpus Cambr.) (1972) xxvi. 6 Ne binnan cirictune ænig hund ne cume, ne swyn þe ma.

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 41 Þet vleþ to holy Cherche, oþer into cherch tounes vor to by yborȝe.

a1500 Eng. Conquest Ireland (Rawl.) (1896) 67 (MED) That Cursed met that..was wonyd to be askyd in church tounes..neuer aftyr to be axed.

2. The place where the parish church of a number of villages or hamlets is situated. Cf. kirktown n. 1. Now chiefly historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town, village, or collection of dwellings > [noun] > other types of town or village

kirktownlOE

church town1548

pilgrimage town1889

wet-point1920

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VII f. xxxvij^v Alienes and straunge people, which would take & accompte euery church toune, chapell, house & euery priuate man as a pray and a lucre.

1602 R. Carew Surv. Cornwall ii. f. 109 The Church towne mustreth many inhabitants, and sundry ruines, but little wealth.

1677 J. Armstrong Secret & Family Prayers 62 The Inhabitants of Stavely, Farigge,..Ainsome, and part of the Church-Town to Headless-Cross.

1720 Magna Britannia I. 281/2 It is a Church-Town, having a Parish-Church for a great precinct.

1781 T. W. Let. 2 Aug. in Extracts Jrnls. Ministers Gospel (1782) 41 I went to Probus, a large village, commonly called in our country the Church Town.

1829 F. de Kruger Pirate 63 The travelling stage had set me down Within a mile of yon church-town.

1875 Times 1 Dec. 11/6 After the conquest Kendal was recorded as a Church town.

1915 J. Trevena Moyle Church-town ii. ii. 154 His companion..advanced at a gentle trot towards the church-town.

2002 O. J. Padel in A. Thacker & R. Sharpe Local Saints & Local Churches ix. 333 The vernacular form of the saint's name [sc. Anthony]..does appear in the Cornish name of the church-town, Lanyntenyn.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	church town
释义	church townn. Brit. /ˈtʃəːtʃ taʊn/, U.S. /ˈtʃərtʃ ˌtaʊn/ Forms: see church n.¹ and adj. and town n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: church n.¹, town n. Etymology: < church n.¹ + town n. With sense 1 compare town n. 1 and also churchyard n. With sense 2 compare earlier kirktown n.Also attested early in place names, as Ciretone , Ciretona , Brendon, Devon (1086; now Cheriton), Ceritone , Devon (1086; now Cheriton Bishop), Cercetone , Cercitona , Devon (1086; now Churston Ferrers), Cherintone , Ciretvne , Somerset (1086; now North Cheriton), Ceritone , Wiltshire (1086; now Chirton), Ciriceton , Kent (c1090; now Cheriton). Compare also the following attestation in a copy of a charter of 882, although both the etymology of this place name and the identity of the place to which it refers have been disputed:lOE Bounds (Sawyer 345) in W. de G. Birch Cartularium Saxonicum (1887) II. 171 Þis synt ðara fiftene hida landgemæro æt Cyricestune.The precise sense reflected by these examples is uncertain, perhaps simply ‘settlement with or by a church’ (as is apparently the case with Cheriton in the parish of Brendon), or, alternatively (at least in some instances) ‘enclosure around or near a church’ (compare sense 1) or ‘division (of a large multiple estate) where the church is situated’ (compare sense 2); see discussion in Vocab. Eng. Place-names at cirice. †1. The enclosed piece of ground around a church, a churchyard. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > land > [noun] > churchyard church townOE churchyard?a1160 church hayc1175 kirkyardc1175 kirk-garth1298 purseynta1325 church hawc1330 sanctuary garth1412 procinct1422 precinctc1425 sanctuary1432 church-earth1449 church-littena1450 church garth1484 cemetery1485 church acre1596 God's acre1605 kirk shot1935 the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > burial > burial ground or cemetery > [noun] > churchyards church townOE churchyard?a1160 church hayc1175 church hawc1330 church-earth1449 church-littena1450 spiritualitiesa1470 church garth1484 church acre1596 yard1792 OE Wulfstan Canons of Edgar (Corpus Cambr.) (1972) xxvi. 6 Ne binnan cirictune ænig hund ne cume, ne swyn þe ma. 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 41 Þet vleþ to holy Cherche, oþer into cherch tounes vor to by yborȝe. a1500 Eng. Conquest Ireland (Rawl.) (1896) 67 (MED) That Cursed met that..was wonyd to be askyd in church tounes..neuer aftyr to be axed. 2. The place where the parish church of a number of villages or hamlets is situated. Cf. kirktown n. 1. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town, village, or collection of dwellings > [noun] > other types of town or village kirktownlOE church town1548 pilgrimage town1889 wet-point1920 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VII f. xxxvij^v Alienes and straunge people, which would take & accompte euery church toune, chapell, house & euery priuate man as a pray and a lucre. 1602 R. Carew Surv. Cornwall ii. f. 109 The Church towne mustreth many inhabitants, and sundry ruines, but little wealth. 1677 J. Armstrong Secret & Family Prayers 62 The Inhabitants of Stavely, Farigge,..Ainsome, and part of the Church-Town to Headless-Cross. 1720 Magna Britannia I. 281/2 It is a Church-Town, having a Parish-Church for a great precinct. 1781 T. W. Let. 2 Aug. in Extracts Jrnls. Ministers Gospel (1782) 41 I went to Probus, a large village, commonly called in our country the Church Town. 1829 F. de Kruger Pirate 63 The travelling stage had set me down Within a mile of yon church-town. 1875 Times 1 Dec. 11/6 After the conquest Kendal was recorded as a Church town. 1915 J. Trevena Moyle Church-town ii. ii. 154 His companion..advanced at a gentle trot towards the church-town. 2002 O. J. Padel in A. Thacker & R. Sharpe Local Saints & Local Churches ix. 333 The vernacular form of the saint's name [sc. Anthony]..does appear in the Cornish name of the church-town, Lanyntenyn. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.OE
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