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.

Gorsey Close

Field in the Parish of Mickleover

Historical Forms

  • 1846 Survey
  • The Gorstie Close 1576 DbAns

Etymology

Gorsey Close(The Gorstie Close 1576, v. gorstig, clos)

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement