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.

Gale

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bickington

Historical Forms

  • la Gale 1315 Exon
  • atte Gale 1330 SR 1356 Ass
  • Gale 1567 PembSurv

Etymology

Cf. also Stephen atte Gale 1333SR (Plympton). Professor Ekwall suggests that this is the OE plant- name gagel , 'bog-myrtle.'

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement