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.

Leadgate

Other OS name in the Parish of Malpas

Historical Forms

  • Lidyate 1413 Chol
  • Lydyate 1501 Dow
  • the Lydgate 1779 Chol
  • Lidgate 1831 Bry

Etymology

, Lidyate 1413Chol (p), Lydyate 1501Dow , the Lydgate 1779Chol , Lidgate 1831 Bry , cf. Lidiate Croft 1692Chol , Lidgate Croft & Lidgate Field , Ludgate Croft & Ludgate Field 1841TA , ' swing-gate ' , from hlid-geat , with croft and feld .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site