Survey of English Place-Names

Etymology

, cf. Gaigelker Hy3 (1409) Gilb , Guile Carre 1635(c.1900) LindDep 78 , Guilecar 1673Nelthorpe , Guile Carr 1684ib , 1686Dixon , 1728MiscDon 509 , Guile Car 1776Nelthorpe , the guile -Carr 1708ib , ghile Car 1662, 1669Terrier , ghilecar 1673ib , the gile Car 1666ib , the Gile -Carr 1691MiscDon 509 , Gile Carr , great Gile Carr 1767Stubbs , Great Gile Carr 1790Monson , Guyle Carr 1673Dixon , 1684, 1685Nelthorpe ; if the 13th century form Gaigelker belongs here , then it is perhaps ' the marsh where bog-myrtle grows ' , v. gagel , kjarr . but the subsequent development is as “ somewhat obscure ” as the editors of NED find modern gale from OE  gagel .