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Castle Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Birstall

Historical Forms

  • (le) Castell 1387,1436 YDvii
  • Castel(l) howse 1450,1465 ib

Etymology

, 1579Bretton 1 , 1584 WillY , (le ) Castell (a messuage) 1387, 1436 YD vii,Castel (l ) howse 1450, 1465 ib , v. castel , hūs , probably here a crenel - lated dwelling , a fortified house on the top of the prominent Castle Hill ( prec . ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement