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.

Gill Church & Gill Clough

Early-attested site in the Parish of Barnoldswick

Historical Forms

  • Gill 1644 WillY
  • The Gill 1656 WillS
  • Gilkirk(e), Gilkyrk(e) 1535 VE 1575 TudPD 1695 M

Etymology

Gill Church & Gill Clough, Gill 1644 WillY, The Gill 1656 WillS, Gilkirk (e ), Gilkyrk (e )1535 VE, 1575 TudPD, 1695 M. v. gil 'ravine', kirkja .