Gatesgill
Early-attested site in the Parish of Dalston
Historical Forms
- Geytescall 1278 Ass
- Gaytescale, Geytescal 1279 Ass 1285 For
- Gaytescales 1279 Ass 1421 FF
- Gaytescalle 1279 Ass
- Gayteschall 1293 For
- Gaitescales 1386 Cl
- Gaytscales, Gaitscales 1279 Ass 1567 FF
- Gaytsheles, Gaitsheles 1316 Pat 1337 Weth 1343 Cl 1344 For
- Gateschales 1371 Pat
- Gatesgales 1525 LP
- Gateskale 1578 FF
- Gateskall 1598 ib
- Gaitskaile al. Gateskill 1670 CWxxxix
- Gateskale, sometimes written Gatesgill 1816 Lysons
- Gatskill 1578 PR
- Gatsgill 1601 ib
- Gatchgill 1671 ib
- Pontem de Geytscal, Attebrigghend de Geytescal 1285 For
Etymology
'Shieling(s) where goats are kept,' v. geit , skáli . Denton is perfectly accurate when he says “Gaitskail was at first but a whinny place where the inhabitants of Raughton made skales and shields for their goats” (108).
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Dalston Bridge
- Dalston Hall
- Beacon Hill
- Bellgate
- Bishop Lough
- Bishop's Dyke
- Brockhole Hill
- Broomfield
- Buebank Lane
- Lingyclose Head
- Millbank Wood
- Moordyke
- Moss End
- New Hall
- Nook Ho
- Nook Lane
- Oaks
- Park Ho
- Pow Bank
- Riddings Gill
- Tom Smith's Leap
- Town Head
- Walk Mill Forge
- Willowclose Wood
- Caldew Bank
- Flanders
- Flat Bank
- Fountain Head
- Green Head
- Green Lane
- Greensyke
- Hall Hill
- Hollin Bush
- Lakerigg
- Lemon Nook
- Sacrebank Wood
- Gatesgill Bridge
- Craketrees
- Longrigg Cottage
- Sandybank
- Cardew Hall
- Cardewlees
- Cardew Mires
- Hawksdale Bridge
- Cunning Garth
- Lowmill