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.

Westgarth

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hayton

Historical Forms

  • Westgart c.1233 Weth
  • Westgard c.1252 ib
  • West Garth 1596 Border

Etymology

v. garðr .