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.

Gappah

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kingsteignton

Historical Forms

  • Gatepada 1086 DB
  • Gatepath(e) 1242 Fees791 1279,1331 Ipm
  • Gadespad 1230 P
  • Gatespathe 1285 Ipm
  • Gappath 1599 Recov
  • Gappa 1670 FF

Etymology

'Goats' path,' v. gat , pæþ .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement