Worthygate
Early-attested site in the Parish of Parkham
Historical Forms
- Wrdieta 1086 DB
- Weredeget 1193 Oliver
- in portu de Wordyate 1281 Ass
- Wirtheyate 1492 Ipm
Etymology
This is probably a compound of OE worþ and geat, hence 'enclosure- gate,' denoting presumably a gate in the hege which surrounded it. The natural phonological development would have been to Worthyate , but in modern times StEng gate has taken the place of dialectal yate .