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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.

Castlett Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Guiting Power

Historical Forms

  • Cateslat 1086 DB
  • Catteslate 1270 Ipm
  • Katteslad(a), Catteslad(a), Catteslade 1178 P 1220 Fees 1221 Ass 1287 FF 1504 Ipm
  • Cateslade 1287 Ass 1612 FF
  • Gatteslede 1221 Ass
  • Cadeslade, Kadeslade 1221,1248 Ass 1314 FF
  • Catslad(e), Katslad(e) 1224,1345 FF
  • Costlite, Caslet 1697,1698 PR

Etymology

'Valley haunted by wild cats', v. cat(t), slæd .

Places in the same Parish