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.

Horsgate

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cuckfield

Historical Forms

  • Daylies al. Horsgate 1606 ParReg
  • le Leye al. Delye 1505 Rowe

Etymology

Horsgate is Daylies al. Horsgate 1606 ParReg, le Leye al. Delye in 1505 Rowe. The history of the earlier name is obscure.