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.

Starborough Castle

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lingfield

Historical Forms

  • Sterburgh 1369 SACii 1415 Ass
  • Sterresburgh 1403 IpmR 1421 Pat
  • Sterresb(o)urgh 1408 Cl 1418 Harl
  • Starboroghe al. Pringham 1505 Ipm
  • Starbarowe Castle 1575 Saxton

Etymology

Starborough Castle is Sterburgh 1369 SAC ii, 1415Ass , Sterresburgh 1403 IpmR, 1421 Pat, Sterresb (o )urgh 1408 Cl, 1418Harl , Starboroghe al. Pringham 1505 Ipm, Starbarowe Castle 1575 Saxton, taking its name from the family of Richard Sterr ' mentioned in 1312 (AOMB ).