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Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

castor gate

Field in the Parish of Wold Newton

Historical Forms

  • castor gate 1580 Terrier
  • Caster gate 1668 Terrier 1671 Terrier 1697 Terrier
  • Castergate 1679 Terrier

Etymology

castor gate 1580, Caster gate 1668, 1671, 1697,Castergate 1679('the road to Caistor', v. gata)