Chalvey

Chalvey was a village but is now a suburb in the unitary authority of Slough in Berkshire, England. Prior to the 1974 boundary changes, it was formerly in Buckinghamshire.

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It was first recorded in 1217 as Cealf, an Old English word meaning "Calf Island".

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There are local legends about

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• the "Chalvey Stab Monkey" involving an organ grinder and a stabbed monkey; the first person to get blind drunk on the anniversary of the monkey's funeral is declared "Mayor of Chalvey".
• the Chalvey Treacle Mines

Unitary authority: A unitary authority is a type of local authority, which has a single-tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area. This is opposed to a two-tier system where local government functions are divided between different authorities....

Slough: :For slough (In the UK, pronounced ; In the U.S., pronounced ) as a type of aquatic feature, see Slough (wetland)....

Berkshire: :For other places named Berkshire, see: Berkshire (disambiguation)...