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.

Gilly Flat

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bishopton

Historical Forms

  • Gilly flatt (house) 1661 Shafto
  • (cottag' vocat') Gillyflatt 1698,1714 Shafto

Etymology

Gilly Flat, Gilly flatt (house )1661Shafto , (cottag ' vocat ') Gillyflatt 1698, 1714Shafto . Pers.n. Giles + flat .