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Fire Beacon Lane

Early-attested site in the Parish of Marsh Chapel

Historical Forms

  • the Firebeacon or Margate Lane 1813 HD
  • Fire Beacon Road 1819 EnclA 1864 Terrier
  • Fire-Beacon Lane 1822 ib
  • le Margate 1415,1510 LMR
  • the Margate 1595 FSurv
  • Margate 1785 Foster
  • Margayt 1506 LMR
  • margate 1547 ib
  • le Marrgate 1510 ib
  • Camplyn Marr gate 1647 Holywell
  • Camplin 1585 Anc
  • Marsh Chapel Ings or Maregate Lane 1828 Bry

Etymology

FIRE BEACON LANE (local), the Firebeacon or Margate Lane 1813HD , Fire Beacon Road 1819EnclA , 1864Terrier , Fire -Beacon Lane 1822ib . The earlier name is le Margate 1415, 1510LMR , the Margate 1595FSurv , Margate 1785Foster , Margayt 1506LMR , margate 1547ib , le Marrgate 1510ib , Camplyn Marr gate 1647Holywell (from the family of William Camplin 1585Anc ), Marsh Chapel Ings or Maregate Lane 1828 Bry and cf. Southmargate 1415, 1442LMR , 1575Anc , Southmergate 1452ib , north margat 1583Holywell , Northmargates 1595FSurv , c.1638Holywell , the west margat 1583ib , West Mar gate 1595FSurv , 'the boundary road', v. (ge)mǣre, gata , a common name in north L. It ran from Beacon Hill to Fire Beacon in Fulstow, and formed the boundary with Grainthorpe.