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.

Castleton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Castleton

Historical Forms

  • Castelton(e) Hy3 Bemrose 1285 For Chas1 DuLa
  • Castilton(e) 1275 RH c.1300 ShefMD 1577 DbAi
  • Castylton 1536 Bemrose
  • Castulton 1470 ShefMD
  • Castilton (in Pecco) 1308 ShefMD
  • Casteltone (in le Peek) 1330 Ass
  • Castelton (en la Peek) 1374 Gaunt
  • Chastelton (en le Peek) 1381 Gaunt
  • Castletoun 1569 BelCh
  • Castleton 1577 Saxton
  • uillata de Pecco 1210 P

Etymology

'Farmstead near the (Peveril) castle', v. castel(l), tūn and Peveril Castle infra . It appears first as uillata de Pecco 1210 P, and similar forms have been noted later also, as an alternative to the English name.