Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Castellum 1189–99 Orm2 c.1240 JRC

• terra de Castellum 13 Orm2 17

• villa de Castellum, Castellum prope Norwic c.1240 Tab

• Castellum juxta Northwycum 1356 JRC

• villa de Castell' 1427 ib

• le Castel juxta Northwych 1357 Orm2

• villa del Castell iuxta Northwich 1381 Plea

• terra Castelli de Norwico 1189–99 Orm2

• castrum de Northwyc 1361 ChFor

• Castrum Norweyci 1347 ib

• Castle Northwich 1216–72 Orm2 17 Chamb 1303

• (le) Castelton iuxta Northwich, (le) Castleton iuxta Northwich 1388 ChRR 1491,1536 1554 1724 NotCestr

• the Castell town of Northwich 1574 Sheaf

Etymology

'The township of the castle at Northwich', v. castel(l), tūn , toun , cf. Northwich 2192. The site of the castle was at Castle Hill, 1831 Bry, cf. Orm2 ii2, v. hyll .