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.

Pennsylvania Castle

Other OS name in the Parish of Portland

Historical Forms

  • Pennsylvania Castle 1826 Gre

Etymology

, Pennsylvania Castle 1826 Gre , built in 1800 by John Penn , governor of Portland and grandson of William Penn , founder of Pennsylvania , cf. John Penne 1397MinAcct and prec .

Places in the same Parish