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.

Gill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Greystoke

Historical Forms

  • la Gille 1253 Ipm
  • the Gill 1332 SR
  • le Gille in Greistok 1356 Orig
  • Le Gille in Greystok 1370 Fine

Etymology

'Ravine,' v. gil .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement