English Place-name Society

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.

Gatela Road

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hackness

Historical Forms

  • Gaytelaye, Gaitelei 1145–8,1155–65 Whitby
  • Gatelaw 1619 NRS

Etymology

'Goats' clearing' v. geit , leah .