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.

Wyndyates

Early-attested site in the Parish of Slaidburn

Historical Forms

  • Wyndyhates 14 Kirkst
  • Windeyeats 1641 WillY
  • Winn Yate 1817 M

Etymology

Wyndyates, Wyndyhates 14 Kirkst, Windeyeats 1641 WillY, Winn Yate 1817 M. v. wind-geat, here with sense 'swing-gate', since the topography does not favour the commoner meaning 'wind-swept pass'.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name