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.

Castlemeads

Other OS name in the Parish of Gloucester

Historical Forms

  • (le) Castel(e)mede 1137 Monast 1323 MinAcct 1372 Ipm
  • Castilmede 1446 Pat
  • Castle meades 1639 Inq

Etymology

, (le ) Castel(e)mede 1137 Monast, 1323MinAcct et freq to 1372 Ipm, Castilmede 1446 Pat, Castle meades 1639 Inq , v. castel ( here Gloucester Castle134supra ) , mǣd ' meadow ' .