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.

Castleton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Danby

Historical Forms

Castro de Daneby 1242 Guis

Castleton 1577 Saxton

Etymology

'Castle farm,' named from Danby Castle.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement