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Bend Gate

Other OS name in the Parish of Long Preston

Historical Forms

  • Benyeate 1571 WillY
  • Bendyate 1618 ib
  • Bendyate Ing 1841 TA

Etymology

, Benyeate 1571 WillY, Bendyate 1618 PRGr, ib, Bendyate Ing 1841TA , v. geat ' gate ' ; the first el . may be ME  bende ' strengthening band ' .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site