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
- Gayton Windmill
- Dawpool Bank
- Farrhall
- Sandy Lane
- Gayton Sands
- Prospect Fm
- Banks Rd
- Delavor Ho & Delavor Rd
- Gayton Hole
- The Slack, Slack Rd
- Lightfoot's Lane
- Slack Rd
- Well Lane
- Boundary Lane
- Brow Lane
- Bug Spit
- The Dungeon
- Gayton Rd
- Boundary Lane
- Bowling Green Fm
- Dawstone Rd
- Denhall Gutter
- Gayton Hall
- Oaklands
- Back Lane
- Dawstone, Dawstone Rd
- Feather Lane
- 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
- Telegraph Rd
- Thurstaston Rd
- Village Rd
- Wall Rake
- Wittering Lane