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Castle

Other OS name in the Parish of Dodleston

Historical Forms

  • castle of Dodleston, castle of Dodeliston, castle of Dodeleston 1277,1283,1295 Ipm 1383 Orm2

Etymology

( site of ) ( 109–361609 ) , castle of Dodleston , castle of Dodeliston ,castle of Dodeleston 1277, 1283, 1295 Ipm, 1383 Orm2 , v. castel . This is a rectangular moated site with a motte , cf. Orm2 ii847 . There must have been a castle here t. Richard I , as Orm 2 ii 440 notes a feudal service of ' two armed men at Dodleston in time of war for forty days ' .