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.

Eastergate

Major Settlement in the Parish of Eastergate

Historical Forms

  • Gate 1086 DB 1316 FA 1332 SR
  • Gates 1248 Ass 1272 Ch 1291 Tax 1327 SR
  • Estergat(e), Estregat(e) 1263,1279 FF 1317 ADii 1331 ADi
  • Gate al. Estergate 1442 Cicestr 1567,1587 Wills
  • Estergate 1724 B

Etymology

East in contrast to Westergate supra 64.

Places in the same Parish

None