Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• the Gale, the Gale feld, Galefeld 1475 VR

• Gale 1642 ChCert 1724 NotCestr 1819 Orm2

• Gale in Over 1671 Sheaf

• Galegreen 1724 Orm2

• Gavill 1541–2 Sheaf324 1541–2 NotCestr 1724

• Gavel Green 1842 OS

• Goale in Over 1642 ChCert

• Yale Green 1671 Sheaf

• Gaywell Green 1751 Sheaf

• Gravel Green 1831 Bry

Etymology

'Place where bog-myrtle grows', from gagel and feld , grēne 2 . The first el. has been confused with gafol 2 'a rent, a tax'.