▁Hill , ▁France ▁Lyn ch ▁and ▁B uss age ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁continuous ▁settlement ▁for ▁probably ▁at ▁least ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁years . ▁Stone ▁Age ▁fl ints ▁have ▁been ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁a ▁Roman ▁Villa . ▁Several ▁of ▁the ▁place ▁names ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁are ▁also ▁Ang lo - S ax on ▁in ▁origin . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁Ch alf ord ▁may ▁be ▁derived ▁from ▁Cal f ▁( W ay ) ▁Ford , ▁or ▁possibly ▁from ▁the ▁Old ▁English ▁ce al j ▁or ▁Ch alk ▁and ▁Ford ▁( river ▁crossing ▁point ). ▁There ▁were ▁two ▁ancient ▁cross ings ▁at ▁Ch alf ord ▁apart ▁from ▁the ▁ford ▁from ▁which ▁the ▁village ▁was ▁named : ▁Stone ford , ▁recorded ▁from ▁the ▁later ▁ 1 2 th ▁century , ▁was ▁the ▁crossing - point ▁of ▁a ▁track ▁up ▁Cow com be ▁hill ▁on ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁later ▁Cir enc ester ▁turn pi ke ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 4 1 3 ▁another ▁track ▁crossed ▁into ▁Min chin ham pton ▁by ▁Stephen ' s ▁bridge ▁at ▁Valley ▁Cor ner . ▁ ▁Ch alf ord ▁Hill ▁is ▁a ▁recent ▁title ▁for ▁the ▁western ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁hill : ▁Its ▁original ▁name ▁was ▁Ch alf ord ▁Lyn ch . ▁" L yn ch " ▁( lyn ch et ▁in ▁modern ▁English ) ▁means ▁a ▁cultiv ated ▁terra ce ▁following ▁the ▁cont ours ▁of ▁a ▁hill . ▁Ch alf ord ▁Lyn ch ▁and ▁its ▁extension ▁France ▁Lyn ch