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ten ' voc ' Castell

Field in the Parish of Shillingstone

Historical Forms

  • ten ' voc ' Castell 1543 PlR
  • le Castell 1546 PlR

Etymology

ten' voc' Castell 1543, le Castell 1546(v. castel(l), probably withreference to the earthworks near Bere Marsh Fm on which v. RCHM 3 241)