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Survey of English Place-Names

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Castle, Castle Mound

Other OS name in the Parish of Brimpsfield

Historical Forms

  • atte Castle 1327 SR
  • Castle hill 1837 TA
  • castr' de Brymmesfeld 1330,1352 FF

Etymology

, atte Castle 1327SR , Castle hill 1837TA , the site of a castle (castr ' de Brymmesfeld 1330, 1352FF ) , cf. BG xx, 233 ff . , v. castel .