Charlotte Parish: Named by Samuel Holland 1765 for Charlottetown Royalty and Lots 24, 32, 33 and 34. Rarely used and no

longer referred to.

, Charlottetown: Named by Samuel Holland 1765 Charlotte Town for Charlotte Sophia (1744—1818) consort of George III. City incorporated 1855. PO from 1802. Char- lottetown Royalty was planned by Samuel

Holland as one of the 70 territorial divi- sions of PEI.

Charlottetown Harbour: Franquet 1751 Fort Lajoie; de la Roque 1752 Port la Joye; Holland 1765 Port 10y. In Micmac Book- sak, “narrow passage between cliffs.”

Chamwood: PO 1894-1914 in Souris Line Road, Lot 45. Possibly named for Charn- wood Forest, Leicester, England.

" Chelton: 4 mi NW of Borden in Lots 26 and ‘ 27. Possibly a corruption of Cheltenham. PO South Shore, Bedeque 1873—c1880; PO Chelton1895~1924.

Chepstow: 2 mi E of Souris in Lot 45. Named by a settler from Chepstow, Monmouth, Wales. Noted in JHA 1845. PO 1878- 1913. Chepstow Point is an adjacent fea- ture. Meacham 1880 notes Chepstow, Chepstow Point and as well, Chepstow Cove.

Cherry Grove: PO 1871-1913 in Souris Line Road, Lot 45. School district was Gran- ville. Both are noted in Meacham 1880.

Cherry Hill: 3 mi E of Mount Stewart in Lot 38. Named for the abundance of cherry trees on a hill. School district (21878. PO 1902-1912.

Cherry Island: See Oultons Island.

Cherry Valley: 11 mi SE of Charlottetown in Lots 49 and 50. PO 1860-1967. Named for the estate of Joseph Beers, which he estab— lished in 1785 after having served with a garrison at Charlottetown for two years.

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According to Macqueen (1957, p. 81) it was named by James Lewis Hayden for Cherry Valley near Otsego, New York. The grandson of Mr. Beers believed that there also was a place of the same name in Devonshire, England. Known to the French as Marguerite.

Cherry Valley South: PO 1903-1913 in

Cherry Valley, Lot 50.

Cheverie Creek: Douglas 1925 has this for a small creek flowing SW into Souris River on N side of Souris. Meacham 1880 has Chivirie Cr.

Chichester Cove: On SE side of Malpeque Bay. Named by Samuel Holland 1765, probably for Chichester, England near which is the Richmond seat of Goodwood. In Micmac Kadagakun (Rand), or Gatega- geneg (Pacifique 1934), “eel trap”.

Chichester Point: See Mills Point.

China Point: 13 mi SE of Charlottetown in Lot 50. PO 1885-1914.

China Point: Extends into Orwell Bay, Lot 50. Possibly named for a French settler. De la Roque 1752 noted that Jean Chesnay (Chainay) was at Savage Harbour for 25 years. W. S. N. Crane reported in 1924

.my father [said] the place was called after a man named Chaney, whom he had heard tell of as the builder of a vessel near that place. Amongst the old people china tableware was called “Chaney” and when that word came to be pronounced properly a change also took place in pronouncing the name of the settlement. I remember hearing both pronunciations. The man referred to must have been an old French settler”. According to Douglas 1925 an undated map, but before 1790, locates a family by the name of China south of the Village of Vernon River. JHA 1806 Chiney- Point. In Micmac Abadomkeak, “sandy shore winding and turning”. China Creek is beside the point.