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.

Polegate

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hailsham

Etymology

Polegate is Powlegate Corner 1563, Poolgate 1579 Hailsham, 1724 B. This is a modern settlement which has grown up since the opening of the railway. The name may derive from some gate by a pool.