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.

Magadales Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Thurgarton

Historical Forms

  • Maggadale 1551 Trinity 1684 Rental
  • crucem quæ vocatur Maggot c.1250 Thurgarton

Etymology

Magadales Fm is Maggadale 1551Trinity , 1684Rental and is possibly to be associated with crucem quæ vocatur Maggot c. 1250Thurgarton , Maggot being probably a pet form of Margaret .