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.

Greengate

Early-attested site in the Parish of Syerston

Historical Forms

  • le Grenegate 1335 Cl t.Ed3 Add

Etymology

Greengate (6″) is le Grenegate 1335 Cl, t. Ed 3Add , i.e. 'green road.' Cf. gata infra 282.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement