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Survey of English Place-Names

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Castle Field, Castle Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Ecclesfield

Historical Forms

  • Castle Field, upper & Nether 1849 TA
  • Castle Hill 1819 Hlm

Etymology

, Castle Field , upper &Nether 1849TA , Castle Hill 1819 Hlm , cf. Castellynges 1442 Comp , v. castel , feld , hyll , eng ; this refers to another earthwork on the opposite side of Bradfield to Bailey Hill supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement