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Wareham Castle and the town defences, known locally as the Walls, were fortifications in the town of Wareham in Dorset, England. The site of the town
Wareham Castle and town defences
Wareham_Castle_and_town_defences
Market town in Dorset, England
Wareham (/ˈwɛərəm/ WAIR-əm) is an historic market town and, under the name Wareham Town, a civil parish, in the English county of Dorset. The town is situated
Wareham,_Dorset
11th-century castle in Dorset, England
William the Conqueror, the castle dates to the 11th century and commands a gap in the Purbeck Hills on the route between Wareham and Swanage. The first phase
Corfe_Castle
Peninsula in Dorset, England
Archived 2 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine Wareham Town Museum Map and aerial photo sources centred on Corfe Castle at Grid reference: SY 960 820. 50°38′15″N
Isle_of_Purbeck
Old English fortification or fortified settlement
the defences and improving their life span. The purpose was primarily to provide defence for a port or town, and the surrounding farms, villages and hamlets
Burh
rectangular towns, protected by either wooden or stone walls and ditches. Many of these defences survived the fall of the Roman Empire in the 4th and 5th centuries
List of town walls in England and Wales
List_of_town_walls_in_England_and_Wales
around Wareham, five miles (8 km) to the west. In the 3rd century BC, these Celtic people moved from hilltop settlements, such as Maiden Castle and Badbury
History_of_Poole
Fortified tower built in the Middle Ages
footprint, usually being non-residential and being typically integrated into the outer defences of a castle, rather than being a safe refuge of last resort
Keep
defensive walls. Algiers Ghardaïa Timimoun See List of Egypt castles, forts, fortifications and city walls. Al-Fustat Cairo Damietta Gondar Harar Apollonia
List of cities with defensive walls
List_of_cities_with_defensive_walls
Castle Sturminster Newton Castle Wareham Castle Castles of which only earthworks, fragments or nothing remains include: Aughton Castle Baynard Castle
List_of_castles_in_England
1142 siege during the Anarchy
town of Wareham—cutting the Angevins' line of communication with their continental heartlands—and Cirencester, as well as the castles of Rampton and Bampton
Siege_of_Oxford_(1142)
Battle during the First English Civil War
Calvinist views, secured the ports of Weymouth, Lyme Regis and Wareham, along with Portland Castle, for the Parliamentarians during the build-up to the fighting
Battle_of_Weymouth
British far-right activist (born 1982)
Archived from the original on 18 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019. Wareham, Stephanie (15 February 2019). "Tommy Robinson supporters attack Wycombe
Tommy_Robinson
Abandoned village in Dorset, England
Worbarrow Bay on the Jurassic Coast, about 3.7 miles (6.0 km) south of Wareham and about 9.9 miles (15.9 km) west of Swanage. The village lies in a secluded
Tyneham
Historic unit of lower-tier local government in England and Wales
been almost certainly town-dwellers in their own country, and lost none of their burghal privileges by the migration. Every castle needed for its maintenance
Ancient_borough
History of the English county
12th century, and this gave rise to the defensive castles at Corfe Castle, Powerstock, Wareham and Shaftesbury. In 1348 the Black Death came to England
History_of_Dorset
Town and civil parish in Dorset, England
at Wareham and 'Bredy' – which is probably Bridport). In 888 Alfred founded Shaftesbury Abbey, a Benedictine nunnery by the town's east gate, and appointed
Shaftesbury
878 battle between Wessex and Vikings
agreement and the treaties at Wareham and Exeter was that Alfred had decisively defeated the Danes at Edington, rather than just stopping them, and therefore
Battle_of_Edington
King of England from 1135 to 1154
summer attacking some of the new Angevin castles built the previous year, including Cirencester, Bampton and Wareham. In September, he spotted an opportunity
Stephen,_King_of_England
Village in Dorset, England
miles (6.4 km) north-west of Poole town centre. The village forms part of the civil parish of Lytchett Minster and Upton, Upton now being a suburb of
Lytchett_Minster
Military unit
Capt. Henry Templer, Lt. Henry Saunders Edwards, and Ens. Hounsell, based in Bridport 2nd (Wareham) Dorset VRC - Raised on January 28, 1860, under Capt
Dorset_Rifle_Volunteers
List of the oldest extant buildings in the UK
"Pembroke Castle". BBC Wales History. BBC. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2012. "Holy Cross Church". The Benefice of Holy Cross Sarratt and St Pauls
List of oldest buildings in the United Kingdom
List_of_oldest_buildings_in_the_United_Kingdom
Ruler of Mercia in England from 911 to 918
fortified burhs and in the 910s Edward and Æthelflæd embarked on a programme of extending them. Among the towns where she built defences were Wednesbury
Æthelflæd
Village in Dorset, England
south of Wareham and 7 miles (11 km) west of Swanage. In 2013 the estimated population of the civil parish was 90. Kimmeridge is a coastal parish and its coastline
Kimmeridge
Civil war in England and Normandy (1138–1153)
summer attacking some of the new Angevin castles built the previous year, including Cirencester, Bampton and Wareham. During mid-1142 Robert returned to Normandy
The_Anarchy
Town in Dorset, England
Bridport and Abbotsbury. In addition, More Buses operate a summer only service to Durdle Door, Lulworth Cove, Wool, Dorchester, Wareham and Swanage. The
Weymouth,_Dorset
Tied island in Dorset, England
Bridport, Abbotsbury, Weymouth, Wool, and Wareham. Trains run from Weymouth to London, Southampton, Bristol and Gloucester but ferries no longer transport
Isle_of_Portland
Part of England where Danish law applied
and Mercia, leaving just Wessex resisting. Guthrum and the Danes brokered peace with Wessex in 876, when they captured the fortresses of Wareham and Exeter
Danelaw
Auxiliary force of the British Army
where it was scattered in winter quarters among the towns and villages around Dorchester and Wareham. The Peace of Paris having been negotiated, the militia
Worcestershire_Militia
Lord Deputy to Queen Elizabeth I (1528–1592)
member of parliament for Carmarthenshire in 1547, Sandwich in 1553 and 1555, Wareham in 1559 (presumably through pressure exerted on the Rogers family
John_Perrot
Irish nobleman and soldier (died 1600)
agree that Hugh Maguire and Wareham St Leger died in early 1600, but differ on the exact date of their deaths. St Leger's and Maguire's 19th-century entries
Hugh Maguire (Lord of Fermanagh)
Hugh_Maguire_(Lord_of_Fermanagh)
Town in Dorset, England
the other three being Dorchester, Shaftesbury and Wareham – with the construction of fortifications and establishment of a mint. Bridport's name probably
Bridport
Long-distance footpath in England
Swanage to Wareham, and the Dartmouth Steam Railway connects Kingswear and Paignton. Long-distance bus services connect some coastal towns with railway
South_West_Coast_Path
October 2015, and BBC Two on 22 October 2015. The second season premiered on 16 March 2017 and was a joint venture between the BBC and Netflix. The first
List of The Last Kingdom episodes
List_of_The_Last_Kingdom_episodes
the show breaks. Prizes included trips to the Maldives, a Holiday in a castle in Ireland & a luxury break in Mauritius. In the table below the viewing
List of The Hotel Inspector episodes
List_of_The_Hotel_Inspector_episodes
Seaside village in Kent, England
S. (2008), "Reculver Minster and its early charters", in Barrow, J.; Wareham, A. (eds.), Myth, Rulership, Church and Charters Essays in Honour of Nicholas
Reculver
Region of England
the English Crown. Corfe Castle in 978 saw the murder of King Edward the Martyr, whose body was taken first to Wareham and then to Shaftesbury. Somerset
South_West_England
British pre-grouping railway company
Junction, west of Wareham, to Swanage with an intermediate station at Corfe Castle. Wareham station had been a simple wayside structure, and a new interchange
London and South Western Railway
London_and_South_Western_Railway
King of Wessex (871 – c. 886); King of the Anglo-Saxons (c. 886 – 899)
and Anwend, the Danes slipped past the Saxon army and attacked and occupied Wareham in Dorset. Alfred blockaded them but was unable to take Wareham by
Alfred_the_Great
River in southern England
particularly docks and water treatment plants, was crucial to the munitions and water supply of the country. The river's defences included the Maunsell
River_Thames
British Army officer, diplomat and writer (1888–1935)
Britain's greatest military leaders, and a stone effigy, also by Kennington, which was placed in St Martin's Church, Wareham, Dorset in 1939. Jesus College
T._E._Lawrence
Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020. Wareham, Stephanie (28 March 2020). "Unsolved murders in Bucks: Who killed these
List of unsolved murders in the United Kingdom (2000s)
List_of_unsolved_murders_in_the_United_Kingdom_(2000s)
Auxiliary unit of the British Army
in coast defences, manned garrisons, guarded prisoners of war, and carried out internal security duties, while their traditional local defence duties were
Leicestershire_Militia
First king of the South Saxons
"Anglo-Saxon Origin Legends". In Barrow, Julia; Wareham, Andrew (eds.). Myth, Rulership, Church and Charters. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-75465120-8
Ælle_of_Sussex
9th-century Viking leader of the Great Heathen Army
(fl. 875) and Anwend (fl. 875), struck out southwards, and based itself at Cambridge. In 875, the Vikings invaded Wessex and seized Wareham. Although
Ubba
Early medieval cultural group in Britain
L. (1970), Town Defences in England and Wales: An Architectural and Documentary Study A. D. 900–1500 (London: John Baker) Higham, R. and Barker, P. (1992)
Anglo-Saxons
Former military unit in South West England
Thomas Erle, MP for Wareham and DL for Dorset, who was a Major in the Royal Army Captain of Horse Richard Fownes, MP for Corfe Castle and DL for Dorset Captain
Dorset_Militia
Village in Norfolk, England
"About Heacham". Heacham On-line. Retrieved 17 November 2008. Wareham, Andrew (2005). Lords and Communities in Early Medieval East Anglia. Boydell & Brewer
Heacham
Roads (No. 3) Act 1786 (26 Geo. 3. c. 145) Wareham and Purbeck Roads Act 1766 (6 Geo. 3. c. 92) Wareham and Purbeck Roads Act 1786 (26 Geo. 3. c. 122)
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1809
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1809
Tower (1698?–1778), MP for Wareham (1729–1734) and Wallingford (1734–1741) Edmund Turnor (1838–1903), MP for Grantham (1868) and South Lincolnshire (1868–1880)
List_of_Old_Harrovians
Military unit
served in coast defences, manning garrisons, guarding prisoners of war, and for internal security, while their traditional local defence duties were taken
1st_Somerset_Militia
in a sea battle in 1666. Thomas Erle, MP for Wareham 1679–1698 and 1701–1718, and Portsmouth 1698–1702 and 1708, who lost his right hand (by some reports)
Records of members of parliament of the United Kingdom
Records_of_members_of_parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
parliament of the United Kingdom was held in 1801; parliaments between 1707 and 1800 were either parliaments of Great Britain or of Ireland). For acts passed
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1836
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1836
Auxiliary force of the British Army
Weymouth and Melcombe Regis (5 companies), Wareham, Studland. Swanage and Corfe Castle (2), Abbotsbury and the Isle of Portland (1), Bridport (1), and Lyme
Northampton_Militia
British documentary television series
Queen Victoria, Portillo uses the railways she often rode from Windsor Castle to her country getaway on the Isle of Wight. His journey then continues
Great British Railway Journeys
Great_British_Railway_Journeys
Military unit
September 1916, the battalion was absorbed into the 8th Reserve Brigade at Wareham. The battalion never deployed overseas. In 1921, the regiment was retitled
Wiltshire_Regiment
Decade
Lulworth Castle, Rufus Castle ("Bow and Arrow Castle") on the Isle of Portland and Wareham Castle. December – Stephen lays siege to Oxford Castle, trapping
1140s
British volunteer military unit from 1859 to 1967
Sunday 2 August 1914 for its annual training camp, which was to be held at Wareham, Dorset. No sooner had the battalions reached camp than they received orders
1st (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
1st_(City_of_London)_Battalion,_London_Regiment_(Royal_Fusiliers)
Roads (No. 3) Act 1786 (26 Geo. 3. c. 145) Wareham and Purbeck Roads Act 1766 (6 Geo. 3. c. 92) Wareham and Purbeck Roads Act 1786 (26 Geo. 3. c. 122)
List of acts of the 3rd session of the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom
List_of_acts_of_the_3rd_session_of_the_4th_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
winner of the 1997 Casey Award David Rakoff (1986), comedic essayist Louise Wareham Leonard (1987), writer Al Weisel (1987), freelance writer Adrienne Brodeur
List of Columbia College people
List_of_Columbia_College_people
Auxiliary unit of the British Army
in coast defences, manned garrisons, guarded prisoners-of-war, and carried out internal security duties, while their traditional local defence duties were
North_Hampshire_Militia
British Privy Council. A list of all Orders in Council and Orders of Council made between July 1994 and September 2000 is held by the Privy Council Office
List_of_Privy_Council_orders
Auxiliary unit of the British Army
became 11th (Reserve) Battalion, at Wareham, Dorset, in 10th Reserve Brigade, where it trained drafts for the 8th, 9th and 10th (Service) Bns Devons. On 1
East_Devon_Militia
of Kitchener's Second New Army – K2 – and was assigned to the 52nd Brigade, 17th (Northern) Division at Wareham. In July 1915 it moved to the Western
List of Northumberland Fusiliers battalions in World War I
List_of_Northumberland_Fusiliers_battalions_in_World_War_I
Auxiliary force of the British Army
in coast defences, manning garrisons, guarding prisoners of war, and carried out internal security duty, while their traditional local defence duties were
Royal_Wiltshire_Militia
Appointments given by Queen Elizabeth II in 1956
Chamberlain Boyce, Civilian Warrant Officer, No. 2185 (Wareham) Squadron, Air Training Corps (Wareham, Dorset.) James Boyd, Bridgemaster, Kincardine-on-Forth
1956_Birthday_Honours
British government recognitions
Hospital Medical School, London. For services to Health Care. Kalliope, Mrs Wareham. For charitable services in Coventry. Graham Arthur Hamilton Warner, Aircraft
1997_Birthday_Honours
British royal recognitions
Association for National Certificates and Diplomas. Martin Wallace, Trustee, Belfast Savings Bank. Wilfred Skirving Wareham, Head of the Quotations Department
1969_New_Year_Honours
British volunteer military unit from 1861 to 1961
Sunday 2 August 1914 for its annual training camp, which was to be held at Wareham in Dorset. No sooner had the battalions reached camp than they received
2nd (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
2nd_(City_of_London)_Battalion,_London_Regiment_(Royal_Fusiliers)
Village in England
Sleaford: Archaeological Project Services, doi:10.5284/1012834 Wareham, Andrew (2005), Lords and Communities in Early Medieval East Anglia, Woodbridge: Boydell
Quarrington,_Lincolnshire
Auxiliary unit of the British Army
Dorset in May and to Wareham in August 1915. On 1 September 1916 the 2nd Reserve battalions were transferred to the Training Reserve (TR) and the battalion
1st Royal Lancashire Militia (The Duke of Lancaster's Own)
1st_Royal_Lancashire_Militia_(The_Duke_of_Lancaster's_Own)
British royal recognitions
Services Training Team, Ghana. Flight Lieutenant Reginald James Edward Wareham (574648). Flight Lieutenant Albert Maurice Webster (1431215). Flight Lieutenant
1967_New_Year_Honours
British government recognitions
Transport, Territorial & Army Volunteer Reserve. 24052645 Sergeant Alan Wareham, Royal Corps of Transport. 23677353 Staff Sergeant John Edward Waiterson
1978_Birthday_Honours
British and commonwealth honours and awards
Ashford, Middlesex. Lilian Mary Ladle. For services to Archaeology in Wareham, Dorset. Robert Lambert, lately Detective Inspector, Metropolitan Police
2008_Birthday_Honours
British government recognitions
John Devereux Ward. For political services in Wessex. Wilfred Skirving Wareham, OBE, lately Deputy Director General, Takeover Panel. Edward William Weaver
1973_Birthday_Honours
British royal recognitions
Pashen, lately Street Warden, Purbeck District Council and for services to the community in Wareham, Dorset. Ernest John Pendray. For services to the community
1993_New_Year_Honours
British government recognitions
Coombe Keynes, Wareham. Francis John Bean, Laboratory Assistant, Ministry of Supply. James Bentley, Chief Petty Officer, Bridgend and Porthcawl Sea Cadet
1947_Birthday_Honours
British government recognitions
D/JX.128699 (Devonport). Chief Yeoman of Signals Alfred William John Wareham, D/J.70307 (Penzance). Chief Yeoman of Signals Arthur Weston, D/J.97337
1945_Birthday_Honours
British royal recognitions
Bedfordshire. Alan John Dixon, Grade C1, Ministry of Defence. Austen Mark Dixon. For services to Coastal Defences in East Anglia. Norman Dodds. For services to
2008_New_Year_Honours
British royal recognitions
Civil Division United Kingdom Charles Stephen Abbott, Plant Attendant, Wareham Module, Wessex Water Authority. Matthew Lorraine Adamson, Janitor, Newcastleton
1976_New_Year_Honours
British royal recognitions
Fancy, Forester, Grade I, Forestry Commission. (Wareham, Dorset). John Cyril Fitchett, Machinist and Setter-up, Marshall Sons & Co. Ltd., Gainsborough
1962_New_Year_Honours
Benedictine nunnery near Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
held land and could assart in the woods was named as Chirstalleia, which seems to be Chestall, now a hamlet to the east of Castle Ring and north of Cannock
Farewell_Priory
WAREHAM CASTLE-AND-TOWN-DEFENCES
WAREHAM CASTLE-AND-TOWN-DEFENCES
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : nickname for someone with a deformed hand or who had lost one hand, from Middle English hand, Middle High German hant, found in such appellations as Liebhard mit der Hand (Augsburg 1383).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : nickname from German Hand ‘hand’ (see 1).Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Flaithimh (see Guthrie), resulting from an erroneous association of the Gaelic name with the Gaelic word lámh ‘hand’. It is used as an English equivalent for several other names of Gaelic origin too, e.g. Claffey, Glavin, and McClave.Dutch : from a variant of hont ‘dog’, ‘hound’, either a derogatory nickname, or a habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a dog.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Anglo-Norman French, Middle English castel ‘castle’, ‘fortified building or set of buildings’, especially the residence of a feudal lord (Late Latin castellum, a diminutive of castrum ‘fort’, ‘Roman walled city’). The name would also have denoted a servant who lived and worked at such a place.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Tow.
Surname or Lastname
English and Welsh
English and Welsh : variant spelling of Caddell.Probably a variant spelling of German Kadel.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Towne.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : topographic name from Old English land, Middle High German lant, ‘land’, ‘territory’. This had more specialized senses in the Middle Ages, being used to denote the countryside as opposed to a town or an estate.English : topographic name for someone who lived in a forest glade, Middle English, Old French la(u)nde, or a habitational name from Launde in Leicestershire or Laund in West Yorkshire, which are named with this word.Norwegian : habitational name from any of three farmsteads so named, from Old Norse land ‘land’, ‘territory’ (see 1 above).
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English
Castle
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : habitational name, primarily from Wakeham in Devon, named from the Old English byname Waca (meaning ‘watchful’) + Old English hÄm ‘homestead’, and to a lesser extent from either of two other places called Wakeham: one in Sussex, which has the same etymology, and the other on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, which is probably named from an Old English wacu ‘watch’, ‘wake’ + cumb ‘valley’.
Surname or Lastname
Spelling variant of German Kassler.English
Spelling variant of German Kassler.English : perhaps a habitational name from any of several places in Cumbria called Castle Howe, from Middle English castel ‘castle’, ‘earthwork’ + howe ‘mound’ (Old Norse haugr), or alternatively a topographic or occupational name from Middle English casteler ‘dweller or worker at a castle’.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and northern Irish
English, Scottish, and northern Irish : from a plural or genitive form of Castle.
Boy/Male
British, English
Castle
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Wortham in Suffolk, named with Old English worð ‘enclosure’ + hÄm ‘homestead’.
Boy/Male
Australian, Irish
From Cashel
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and northern Irish
English, Scottish, and northern Irish : variant of Caldwell.
Surname or Lastname
English (Leicestershire)
English (Leicestershire) : variant of Towne.
Surname or Lastname
English (northern) and Scottish
English (northern) and Scottish : variant of Town.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Parnham in Beaminster, Dorset.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Castle.Southern French : topographic name from Occitan castel, a derivative of Late Latin castellum ‘castle’ (a diminutive of Latin castrum ‘fort’, ‘Roman walled city’). This name is also found as a Jewish (Sephardic) name.Catalan : respelling of Castell.A bearer of the name from Chartres is documented in Champlain, Quebec, in 1684.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name for someone from either of the places called Warham, in Herefordshire and Norfolk, or from Wareham in Dorset. All are named with Old English wær ‘weir’ + either hÄm ‘homestead’ or hamm ‘enclosure hemmed in by water’.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish (of Norman origin)
English and Scottish (of Norman origin) : habitational name from a place named as having been the site of a battle, from Old French bataille ‘battle’. In some cases, this may be Battle in Sussex, site of the Battle of Hastings,A John Battle from Yorkshire, England, settled in 1654 on the Nansemond, a stream in VA. His descendants became prominent in NC and GA.
WAREHAM CASTLE-AND-TOWN-DEFENCES
WAREHAM CASTLE-AND-TOWN-DEFENCES
Boy/Male
French Latin
blacksmith.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Pure, Nectar
Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Russian
Watchful; Goddess Parvati; Beloved
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Brightness of Goddess Saraswati
Female
Greek
(ΣεμÎλη) Greek name SEMELE means "of the earth (or underworld)." In mythology, this is the name of a daughter of Kadmos (Latin Cadmus), the mortal mother of Dionysos. Also known as Thyone.
Boy/Male
African, Arabic, Swahili
To be Commended; Praise
Boy/Male
Assamese, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Traditional
Supreme Being
Female
Spanish
Catalan religious name derived from a title of the Virgin Mary, Nostra Senyora de Núria, "Our Lady of Núria." Núria is the name of a Spanish sanctuary containing a statue of Mary; it is a form of Aramaic Nura (Hebrew Nurya), NÚRIA means "illumination, wisdom (of God)."
Girl/Female
Hungarian American Hebrew French Latin Spanish
Intelligent.
Boy/Male
Indian
Simple; Intelligent
WAREHAM CASTLE-AND-TOWN-DEFENCES
WAREHAM CASTLE-AND-TOWN-DEFENCES
WAREHAM CASTLE-AND-TOWN-DEFENCES
WAREHAM CASTLE-AND-TOWN-DEFENCES
WAREHAM CASTLE-AND-TOWN-DEFENCES
adv. & prep.
The body of inhabitants resident in a town; as, the town voted to send two representatives to the legislature; the town voted to lay a tax for repairing the highways.
n.
The guard or defense of a castle.
n.
The government of a castle.
n.
A piece, made to represent a castle, used in the game of chess; a rook.
v. i.
Same as Cantle, v. t.
p. p. & a.
Cut down by mowing, as grass; deprived of grass by mowing; as, a mown field.
n.
Any strong, imposing, and stately mansion.
v. i.
To move the castle to the square next to king, and then the king around the castle to the square next beyond it, for the purpose of covering the king.
n.
A tax or imposition an a dwelling within a certain distance of a castle, for the purpose of maintaining watch and ward in it; castle-ward.
n.
See Cantle.
a.
Fortified; turreted; as, castled walls.
n.
A town officer who makes proclamations to the people; the public crier of a town.
a.
Downward; going down; sloping; as, a down stroke; a down grade; a down train on a railway.
n.
A small castle.
n.
One who casts; as, caster of stones, etc. ; a caster of cannon; a caster of accounts.
adv. & prep.
The metropolis or its inhabitants; as, in winter the gentleman lives in town; in summer, in the country.
a.
Having a castle or castles; supporting a castle; as, a castled height or crag.
n.
A gatehouse of a castle or fortified town.
imp. & p. p.
of Castle