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.

Blackbury Castle

Other OS name in the Parish of Southleigh

Historical Forms

  • Blacke downe 1525 AOMB

Etymology

is Blacke downe 1525AOMB . There is an ancient camp here .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement