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Castle Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Buckland Newton

Etymology

( 1773Bayly , 1811 OS ) , cf. bosco q ' voc ' Castelwode 1270For , ( common called ) Castellwood e16 Hutch3 , Castle Gate , Castle Wd 1774 Hutch1, 1869 Hutch3 , all referring to the nearby earthwork of Dungeon Hill in Minterne M . par . infra , v. castel(l) , wudu ; La Casteldych 'c. 1325GlastE in the bounds of Buckland Newton hundred probably also belongs here , v. dīc ' ditch ' ; Castle Hill is a house built c. 1760(Hutch3) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement