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.

Gate Court

Early-attested site in the Parish of Northiam

Historical Forms

  • Gatecourt 1518 SRS19,130
  • Porta 1236 FF
  • atte Gate 1296 SR
  • la Gate c.1315 Pens

Etymology

Gate Court is Gatecourt 1518 SRS 19, 130 and was the home of Robert de Porta (1236 FF), and Henry atte Gate (1296 SR) or de la Gate (c. 1315 Pens), who had a tenement in Northiam.