History

Its name came from Anglo-Saxon Cissan dun = "hill belonging to [a man named] Cissa".

Chessington appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Cisedune and Cisendone. It was held partly by Robert de Wateville and partly by Milo (Miles) Crispin. Its Domesday assets were: 1½ hides; part of a mill worth

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