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Survey of English Place-Names

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The Gut

Field in the Parish of Finchampstead

Historical Forms

  • 1844 TA 5 Bodl
  • Gutt Meade 1558 Bodl
  • Long Gutte Meade 1594 Bodl
  • Longut Mead 1642 Bodl
  • The Guttmead 1668 Bodl 1699 Bodl
  • The Gut 1783 Bodl

Etymology

The Gut(Gutt Meade 1558, Long Gutte Meade 1594, Longut Mead 1642 F, The Guttmead 1668 ib, 1699 ib, The Gut 1783 ib, from NEDgut sb 5 a.'a channel — of water' or 5 c.'a narrow passage or lane')