Burgate Ho
Early-attested site in the Parish of Hambledon
Historical Forms
- ate Burgate 1332 SR
- Burgatelond 1425 Loseley
- Burgate 1483 AddCh
Etymology
Burgate Ho is atteburgate 1235, la Burgate 1259, atte Borghgate 1325Ass , ate Burgate 1332 SR (all p), Burgatelond 1425Loseley , Burgate 1483AddCh . A compound of burh and geat , referring to a gate near or in an old burh . Cf. Burgate in Fordingbridge (Ha), Borgate 1086 DB, Burgat (e )1227 Ch, 1256Ass , Burghgate 1346 FA, Buckhatch in Rettendon (Ess), Burgatesfeld 1336FF .