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.

Castle Stead

Other OS name in the Parish of Wem

Historical Forms

  • The Castle Stead 1561 Garbet
  • The Banks 1845 TA

Etymology

( Gazetteer ) , ( close called ) The Castle Stead 1561Garbet. The 6″ map shows a rectangular enclosure, marked “camp”, byTrench Hall. The field is The Banks 1845TA .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement