Battlesbury Hill
Early-attested site in the Parish of Warminster
Historical Forms
- Pattelsbury, Patelsberye 1589 Corpus
- Battlesbury Castle 1773 AandD
Etymology
Battlesbury Hill is Pattelsbury , Patelsberye 1589Corpus , Battlebury 1754 Pocock, Battlesbury Castle 1773 A and D. The second element is burh , with reference to the ancient camp here.The forms are too late for any certainty, but the first element might be a personal name Pættel , an l -derivative of OE Patta .In any case it is likely that the later modern spellings are due to folk-etymology.