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.

The Castle

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ilford

Etymology

The Castle, known locally also as Ilford Castle , Barking Castle and Cranbrook Castle , resembles a castle keep. It was originally built as a mausoleum in 1765, and was then called The Mausoleum (Tasker 88).