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Survey of English Place-Names

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Castle Priory

Other OS name in the Parish of Wallingford

Etymology

, cf . The Pryory Lands 1632PubLib (Clayton ) , the history of Wallingford Priory is given in VCH ii , 77 – 9 . There is no reason to suppose that the house called Castle Priory represents the institution , but the house - name presumably refers to it .