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.

Gainest

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Etymology

, the name of a steep road , from dial . gain ' direct (of a road) ' , ' the shortest way ' ( cf. ON hinn gegnsta veg 'the most direct way' ) .

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Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement