Catchfrench (EN) / Chasfrank (KW)

Type: 
Settlement
Parish: 
St Germans
Hundred: 
East Wivelshire
Elements: 

chas

Meaning: 
hunting ground

frank

Meaning: 
free
Elements notes: 
<chas> 'chase, hunting ground' + <frank> 'free'
Historic forms: 
Cachefrens 1458 (Gover, 1948) Cachefrenshe 1458 (Gover, 1948) Cacchefrensshe c1480 (Gover, 1948) Catchfrench 1884 (Symons, 1884) Catchfrench 2016 (CC Mapping, 2016) Catchfrench Farm 2016 (CC Mapping, 2016)