Malwood Castle
Malwood Castle, Minsteadparish:
county:
coords:
Minstead
Hampshire
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otherwise: Malewode, 1272; Mallewode, 1280; Castle of Malwood, 1565
CASTLE MALWOOD, hamlet and Forest walk in Minstead
Originally perhaps Old English 'Mealla's wood', in view of the persistent double 'l' in medieval times. Otherwise it would be tempting to suppose hypothetical Old English 'Maluwudu' or 'Malwewudu'='wood by a gravelly ridge' (topographically suitable) or hypothetical 'Mealuwewudu'='mallow wood'.
Shown on an old map by Harrison 1788
- settlement, town - New Forest Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1780s
Shown on an old map by Badeslade 1742
- settlement, village - Hampshire
Period - 1740s
Malwood Castle / Has on ye N. side of it an Oak wch. very remarkably buds on Christmas day, & withers again before Night. There is a vulgar Tradition, that this is ye Tree on wch. Sr. Walter Tyrrel's Arrow glanced that killed K. Will Rufus. K. Cha. 2d. ordered it to be paled in whether out of respect to ye Tree or ye sd. King is uncertain.
Shown on an old map by Morden 1695
- settlement, hamlet - New Forrest Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1690s-1720s
Shown on an old map by Ogilby 1675
- castle - Hampshire
Shown on an old map by Blaeu 1645
- castle - Newforrest Hundred - Hantshire
Shown on an old map by Speed 1611
- castle - Newforrest Hundred - Hantshire
Shown on an old map by Norden 1607
- castle - Newforrest Hundred - Hamshire
Period - 1590s-1600s
- Hantshire
... other Bulwarks, or Blockhouses that secure the Countrey: and further in the Land, as Malwood, ...
