English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Castle Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Stockport

Historical Forms

  • castellum de Stokeporta 1173 Earw
  • del Castelhull 1355 Eyre

Etymology

Castle Hill (local), castellum de Stokeporta 1173 Earw, del Castelhull 1355Eyre (p), the site of a castle held against Henry II, cf. Earw I 330–1, v. castel(l), hyll .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name