Bodgate
Early-attested site in the Parish of North Petherwin
Historical Forms
- Bodget 1286 Ass
- Bodgyete 1364 Ass
- Bageyeat al. Bodgate 1661 Recov
- Bagyeat al. Badgeyeat al. Bodgate 1718 Recov
Etymology
This is a difficult name. We are just on the Cornish border and it may be that the first element is British bod , 'house,' common in Cornwall. If so, we should have to take the second element as British cet , 'wood,' with an otherwise unparalleled ME development to get , gyet . The only alternative possibility is to take the name as derived from OE Bodangeat , 'Boda 's gate,' v. geat .