English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Sudeley Castle

Early-attested site in the Parish of Chilvers Coton

Historical Forms

  • Suydeley 1413 ADiii

Etymology

Sudeley Castle (ruins of) (6″) is Suydeley 1413 AD iii. The manor of Chilvers Coton was held TRW by Haroldus fil. Radulfi who was lord of Sudeley (Gl) and the name is clearly not of local but of manorial origin (Dugdale 770).

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