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.

Closegill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Nether Denton

Historical Forms

  • Clouisgill 1340 GDR
  • Clowesgill 1589 ExchKR 1626 Boothby
  • Cl(o)ughsgill 1603 Gilsland

Etymology

Identical in origin with Clowsgill Holme infra 85. The elements seem to be clōh and gil , in which case the meaning is apparently 'ravine of the cleft.'