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.

Normangate Field

Early-attested site in the Parish of Castor

Historical Forms

  • Normangate c.1350 CartN c.1400 Rental

Etymology

Normangate Field (6″) is Normangate c. 1350CartN , c. 1400Rental . It is difficult to say whether Norman here is for Northman , i.e. Norseman, or for Norman . 'Gate' is probably Scandinavian gata , 'road.'