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.

Garfit

Early-attested site in the Parish of Helmsley

Historical Forms

  • Garthwayt 13 Kirkham
  • Garthpheit 13 Kirkham
  • Garthwat 1335 Kirkham

Etymology

'Clearing with a garth on it' v. garðr , þveit .

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