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.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Henfords Marsh with Henford Ho
- King Barrow
- Longcombe
- Mancombe
- Nuns Path
- Oxendean Fm
- Oxstalls Fm
- Parsonage Fm
- Sack Hill
- Smallbrook Fm
- Warminster Down
- Wind Hill
- Woodcock Fm
- Beggar's Bush
- Brick Hill
- Cold Harbour
- Colloway Clump
- Cop Heap
- Cradle Hill
- Elm Hill
- Folly Fm
- Hill Barn
- Gallery Bridge
- Heronslade