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Castlehill Cottage

Other OS name in the Parish of Delamere Forest

Historical Forms

  • Castle Hill Allotment 1816 EnclA
  • Castle Hill 1831 Bry

Etymology

, Castle Hill Allotment 1816EnclA , Castle Hill 1831 Bry , ' hill suitable for a castle ' , v. castel(l) , hyll , cf. prec. There was no castle here . The tumulus may have been taken for a motte .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name