Chelwood (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Chelwood is a small village and civil parish within the Chew Valley in North Somerset about 8 miles (13 km) from Bristol and Bath. The parish has a population of 153.he first mention of Chelwood dates from 925 when Robert le Bok, a native of Chelwood, was tried and acquitted of attempting to burn down the house of John de Kylkenny. According to Robinson there are two entries in the 1086 Domesday Book Cellwert and Celeworde both indicating the same meaning 'the hill farm' from the Old English ceol and wor.Although spellings varied down the years, the first attested use of the form "Chelwood" dates from the 12th century.