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Castle Eden

Castle Eden proper noun: a village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4237).

Proper noun

Castle Eden

  1. A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4237).

Origin of Castle Eden

Named after a local castle and the Eden Burn, a local stream. Mawer (1927) instead derived the river-name from the settlement, which he proposed came from Old Irish aodann (“hill-brow”).

Questions about Castle Eden

What does Castle Eden mean?
Castle Eden means a village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4237).
What part of speech is Castle Eden?
Castle Eden is a proper noun.

Words near Castle Eden in the dictionary

  1. castle doctrines
  2. Castle Donington
  3. Castle Donnington
  4. Castle Douglas
  5. Castle Doyle
  6. Castle Eden
  7. Castle Forbes Bay
  8. Castle Green
  9. Castle Gresley
  10. Castle Hedingham
  11. Castle Hill

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