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.

Gasewell

Field in the Parish of Market Harborough

Historical Forms

  • Gasewell 1343 MktHPR
  • Gasylleseyke 1392 MktHPR
  • Gazwell Sick 1703 Terrier
  • Gasell Sick 1722 Terrier

Etymology

Gasewell 1343, Gasylleseyke 1392, Gaswell Sicke 1638, 1655, 1679, Gazwell Sick 1703, Gasell Sick 1722, Gasel Sike c. 1730, 1744 (v. sík) (v. gōs, wella)