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.

The Gullet

Early-attested site in the Parish of Whittlebury

Historical Forms

  • Golet in Estpirie 1330 Ass
  • le Golet 1337 Ass
  • le Gullett 1631 NRSi

Etymology

The Gullet is Golet in Estpirie 1330Ass , le Golet 1337Ass , le Gullett 1631 NRS i. It is the name of a shallow depression with a stream running through it. For Estpirie v. infra 105.