English · Idiom Historical

Castle of Bungay

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Meaning · English

In Camden's Britannia (1607) the following lines are attributed to Lord Bigod of Bungay on the borders of Suffolk and Norfolk:—

Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “Castle of Bungay” mean?

In Camden's Britannia (1607) the following lines are attributed to Lord Bigod of Bungay on the borders of Suffolk and Norfolk:—

Is “Castle of Bungay” formal or informal?

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