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

Other OS name in the Parish of South Wingfield

Historical Forms

  • Castel hil 1587 Hard

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) , Castel hil 1587Hard ; it is situated close to Ryknield Street and is said to be a Roman camp , though there appears to have been no modern research to ascertain its exact nature .