Castle Eden

proper noun

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

OriginOld Irish aodann →
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Meanings

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

Origin

  1. Old Irishaodann“hill-brow”
  2. EnglishCastle 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”).

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APA

Castle Eden. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Castle%20Eden

MLA

“Castle Eden.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Castle%20Eden. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Castle Eden,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Castle%20Eden.

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