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.

Gamsworth

Early-attested site in the Parish of Skipton

Historical Forms

  • Cameleswah', Cameleswatholm 1266 MinAcct
  • Gamelswath lodge 1612 Whit
  • Gamsworth 1647 WillY 1690 PRBl

Etymology

Gamsworth, Cameleswah ', Cameleswatholm 1266MinAcct , Gamelswath lodge 1612 Whit 231, Gamsworth 1647 WillY, 1690 PRBl. 'Gamal's ford', from the ON  pers.n. Gamall and vað . Initial C - and G - often interchange in early documents.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name