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.

Braygate Street

Early-attested site in the Parish of Appleton le Street

Historical Forms

  • Braiþagate 13 Kirkham
  • Breyegate 13 Malton

Etymology

'Broad way' v. breiðr , gata . Cf. the common ONorw  Breiðgata .

Places in the same Parish