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.

North Castle

Other OS name in the Parish of Corfe Castle

Historical Forms

  • North Castle or 12 Acres (Coppice), North Castle Cl, North Castle Hill, North Castle Plot 1844 TA

Etymology

, 1585, 1586 Tres , North Castle or 12 Acres (Coppice ), North Castle Cl , North Castle Hill , North Castle Plot 1844TA , originally a close or tenement north of the castle , v. supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement