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Lambert's Castle (Hill)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hawkchurch

Historical Forms

  • Lambertes Castell 1489 Poul
  • Lambart's Castell 1732 Coker
  • Lambert Castle (Hill) 1769 DROMap 1795 Boswell
  • Lambert's Castle, Castle Hill 1811 OS

Etymology

Lambert's Castle (Hill) (SY 370988), Lambertes Castell 1489Poul , Lambart 's Castell 1732 Coker, Lambert Castle (Hill )1769DROMap , 1795 Boswell, Lambert 's Castle , Castle Hill 1811 OS. Castle refers to the Iron Age hillfort here, v. castel , cf. Castle supra . The hill reaches 841′. The first el. is the ME  pers.n. or surname Lambert , cf. the surname Lambard recorded several times in 1327, 1332 SR (though not for this par.) and also the surname Lumbard , Lumbert noted in late 16th-cent. parish registers by PN D 655 (though this may have a different origin, v. Reaney-Wilson s.nn.).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement