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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.

Gaisgill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Orton

Historical Forms

  • Gagesgill, Gagesgylle, Gasegille 1310 Whitby
  • Gassegill(e) 1310 ib
  • Gaisgill 1572 NB 1777 M
  • Gazegill 1823 M

Etymology

Gaisgill, Gagesgill , Gagesgylle , Gasegille 1310 Whitby, Gassegill (e )1310 ib, HMC x, 322, Gaisgill 1572 NB 489, 1777 M, Gazegill 1823 M. Gages - in the first form is probably an error. 'Ravine of the wild geese', v. gás , gil , cf. Gazegill (YW vi, 176).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement