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.

Castle Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • le Castelhill 1399 YDiv
  • the Castill hill 1454 ib

Etymology

Castle Hill, 1633 HAS 44, 29, le Castelhill 1399 YD iv, the Castill hill 1454 ib, v. castel , hyll , alluding to a circular earthwork, said to be Danish, on the top of the hill (cf. Stansf 14, Watson 60).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement