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.

Gillethey Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Hope Woodlands

Historical Forms

  • Gillet haye c.1557 StarChamb
  • Gyllatt hey 1623 Hard

Etymology

, Gillet haye c. 1557StarChamb , Gyllatt hey 1623Hard , ' Gillot's enclosure ' , v. (ge)hæg ; the surname Gellott , Gillott but more often Yellot ( t ) is well evidenced in the parish , though no early examples have been noted .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement