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West Chinnock is a village in Somerset, England, situated near the A356 road north east of Crewkerne in the South Somerset district. The village forms the civil parish of West and Middle Chinnock with the neighbouring village of Middle Chinnock. The parish has a population of 592 (2011 census). Middle Chinnock was a separate civil parish until 1884.〔(Vision of Britain website: Middle Chinnock )〕 It was then absorbed into the parish of West Chinnock. In 2003 the parish was renamed West and Middle Chinnock. ==History== The origin of the name Chinnock is uncertain. It may be derived from the Old English ''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. A Roman burial was found at Higher Farm, Middle Chinnock. The Chinnocks were held as one estate in Saxon times by Wynflaed under Shaftesbury Abbey but by the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066 West Chinnock and Middle Chinnock had both been separated. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「West Chinnock」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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