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.

Twisgates Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Upottery

Historical Forms

  • Twystgett 1386 Add
  • Twistgate 1789 Camden

Etymology

'Twist' may have the sense of 'flat part of a hinge fastened on a door or gate,' the first given for that word in the NED, the whole word describing some particular kind of gate.