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.

Upgate

Field in the Parish of Stokesby with Herringby

Historical Forms

  • Upgate 1257 Ass 1286 Ass 1302 FF
  • Vpgate 1299 Yarmouth

Etymology

Upgate 1257(p), 1286(p) Ass, 1302(p) FF, Vpgate 1299(p) Yarmouth Ch(v. upp, used to denote land'higher up than something else',and gata)