Gale Hall
Early-attested site in the Parish of Melmerby
Historical Forms
- del Gayl de Melmorby 1295 Ass
- del Gaille 1380 GDR
- Gaylle 1580 CWxxix
- Gale 1695 CW(OS)xiii
- Gayles 1773 PR(Milburn)
Etymology
This is simply ON geil, 'ravine, cleft,' or by extension of sense, 'narrow path,' common in early York street-names (PN ERY 280 ff.).