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

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hawkchurch

Historical Forms

  • Castello 1245 FF 1318,1324 Drew
  • Castell(') 1284–93 Ilch 1324 Drew
  • Castell(') al's Naysshe 1493 Ipm
  • le Chaustel en la parosche de Haukechurch' 1317 Pole 1343
  • Castel 1322 Drew 1386 Cl
  • atte Castell 1449 FF

Etymology

Castle (ST 330011), Castello (Lat, 'land in Castello ') 1245 FF, 1318, 1324 Drew, Castell (')1284–93Ilch (p), 1324 Drew, Castell (')al 's Naysshe 1493 Ipm, le Chaustel en la parosche de Haukechurch '1317 (1343) Pole , Castel 1322 Drew, 1386 Cl, atte Castell ('land in Castell ') 1449 FF, cf. Gilbert de Castello 1245 FF, Cosino atte Castele 1327 SR, from ME  castel (Lat  castellum ) 'castle', for Naysshe v. Lt Ashes Coppice infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement