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.

Westgate Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Birstall

Historical Forms

  • Wyscardhill 1553 TestLds
  • Wisketthill als. Wiscardhill 1615 FF
  • Wiskit(t)hill 1643 WillC 1658 Pick
  • Wisegate or Wisket Hill 1771 M

Etymology

Westgate Hill, Wyscardhill 1553 TestLds, Wisketthill als. Wiscardhill 1615 FF, Wiskit (t )hill 1643 WillC, 1658 Pick, Wisegate or Wisket Hill 1771 M. The first el. is the ONFr  pers.n. Wiscard ; v. hyll .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement