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.

Lidyyate Way

Early-attested site in the Parish of Thornton Dale

Historical Forms

  • Lydeyate 1335 ForP
  • Lidgate 1619 NRS

Etymology

v. hlid-geat.