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 Pit Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Melbourne

Historical Forms

  • le Castyll Hull 1522 DuLa
  • Castle Hill 1673 Deed

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) , le Castyll Hull 1522DuLa , Castle Hill 1673Deed . This has no obvious connection with the Castle and perhaps refers to some lost earthworks .