Gayton, Gayton Common, Gayton Cottage, Gayton Fm, Gayton Grange & Gayton Rd
Major Settlement in the Parish of Heswall
Historical Forms
- Gaitone 1086 DB
- Gaiton 1238 P
- Gayton 1237 ib
- Gayton in Wyrhale 1277 VR 1350
- Gayton Common 1849 TA
- Gayton Cottage 1842 OS
- Geytona 1238 P
- Geython 1239 Lib
- Geyton 1240 P
- Eyre 1377 1658 Sheaf
- Geyton in Wyrhale 1313 Plea
- Geiton 1280 CRC 1569 Orm2
- Geyerthona 1238 P
- Geyiton 1240 P
- Geaton 1615,1649,1727 Sheaf 1724 NotCestr
- Geaten 1649 Sheaf
- Gaton 1669 NotCestr 1724
Etymology
'Goat farm', from geit and tún , with commun , cottage .
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Boundary Lane
- Bowling Green Fm
- Dawstone Rd
- Denhall Gutter
- Gayton Hall
- Gayton Sands
- Gayton Windmill
- Lightfoot's Lane
- Oaklands
- Prospect Fm
- Slack Rd
- Well Lane
- Back Lane
- Banks Rd
- Boundary Lane
- Brow Lane
- Bug Spit
- Dawpool Bank
- Dawstone, Dawstone Rd
- Delavor Ho & Delavor Rd
- The Dungeon
- Farrhall
- Feather Lane
- Gayton Hole
- Gayton Rd
- Heswall Hill
- Heswall Point(lost)
- Irby Rd
- Lydiate Rd
- Manners Lane
- Mere Lane
- Pensby Rd
- Pinnacle Hill
- Piper's Lane, Piper Well
- Puddy Dale
- Quarry Road
- Sandfield
- Sandy Lane
- The Slack, Slack Rd
- Telegraph Rd
- Thurstaston Rd
- Village Rd
- Wall Rake
- Wittering Lane
Early-attested site
Major Settlement
Field
- Annuity
- Backsides
- Bank Hay
- Benty Brow
- Brotherings
- Carpet Hay
- Coachmans Fd
- Cow Cross
- Cow Hay
- Cradle Brow
- Damage
- Eddish Croft
- Fish Pond Fd
- Higher Flatt
- Foxholes
- Garden Fd
- Gayton Wd
- Gayton Lane End
- Gayton Toll Bar
- Hamlets Hay
- Heath Hay
- Hollins Grove Hay
- the Horseheyes
- Lilly Fd
- Long House Fd
- Morris Fd
- Little Nook
- Norris Croft
- Outlet
- Old Fd
- Paddle Pit
- Pale Hey
- Pit Water Fd
- Pludge Ditch
- Rake Ditch
- Runnock Hill
- Sea Fd
- The four Sharp Seas
- Thornton Hay
- Town Field Butt
- Town Hay
- Wanton Dale
- Wishing Well
- Carrowe
- Geyton Meyre