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 Slack

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ousby

Historical Forms

  • Castlelslac (sic) c.1237 Weth

Etymology

v. slakki . There seems to be neither record nor tradition throwing light on the 'Castle.'

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement