Survey of English Place-Names

Etymology

HORSEGATE FIELD RD, cf. Horsegate road 1775BPD , Horsegate Road 1775EnclA , 1822Terrier , Horsegate Field 1775BPD , 1775EnclA , 1822Terrier , y e Feild called Horsgate 1606ib , the feild called Horsegate 1611ib , a Feild called Horsegate quarter 1700LindDep 67 , Horsegate Field 1685BPD , a certaine Field called horse gate quarter 1687LindDep 67 , horsgate quarter 1601Terrier , horsegate quarter 1611ib , 1648LindDep 67 , Horsegate quarter 1638Terrier , 1631Dudd , 1633AOMB 390 , 1648Foster , 1695LindDep 67 , 1679, 1700Terrier , Horsgate Quarter 1662, 1668ib , Horsegate Quarter 1706Foster , 1728BPD , 1730Foster , Horse gate quarter 1671Terrier , 1682Dudd , 1690Terrier , Horse gate Quarter 1693Foster , Horse-gate Quarter 1697Terrier , Horse -Gate Quarter 1724, 1745ib , and horsgate 1601ib , Horsgate 1638, 1679, 1700ib , horsegate 1648LindDep 67 , (y e) Horsegate 1662Terrier , 1685BPD , 1697Terrier , horse-gate 1690ib , Horse gate 1693Foster , Horse Gate 1718, 1724, 1745ib , 'the road for horses', v. hors , gata . Horsegate Quarter was one of the four fields of Goxhill, for which v. Chapel Field Rd supra .