Castlebury
Early-attested site in the Parish of Thundridge
Historical Forms
- Kereswelle 1342 NI
- Carswell 1530 Recov
- Kerswellbury(e) c.1400 Add 1468 Cecil
- Casewelbury t.Hy8 Add
- Casewelbury al. Carswelbury 1694 VCHiii,377
- Castle Bury 1676 S
Etymology
'Cress spring,' v. wielle . For bury , v. burh (manorial) and infra 243. For the modern form cf. Causewell supra 56.