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 Plant. The Castle

Other OS name in the Parish of Leigh

Historical Forms

  • castle 1569–74 Map

Etymology

, named from , 1870 Hutch3 , castle 1569–74Map , described by Hutch 3 4 451 as ' the remains of an old encampment ' , cf. also the f. ns Lower Castles , Middle Castles , Ploughed Castles & Top Castles 1840TA ( this par . ) and Furzey Castles etc. 1843TA ( Hillfield par . supra ) all named from this feature .