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.

Gosden Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bramley

Historical Forms

  • Gosdens, Gosden Grene 1544 Rental
  • Gosdens 1548 LRMB 1683 Rental
  • Gosden farme 1680 Seller
  • Goseden 1364 FF
  • Gosdene 1402 FA

Etymology

Gosden Ho is Gosdens , Gosden Grene 1544Rental , Gosdens 1548LRMB , 1683Rental , Gosden farme 1680 Seller, and must have taken its name from John Goseden 1364 FF, Thomas Gosdene 1402 FA. Or the s may be pseudo-manorial, in which case the meaning will be 'goose valley,' v. denu .