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.

Gold Dike

Early-attested site in the Parish of Thorney

Historical Forms

  • Abbotesdik 1228 Thorney
  • Gooledyke c.1500 ib
  • Gold Dyke 1574 SP
  • Goledyke 1597 WisbechMap
  • Goldedike or Shepye lake 1579 Depositions

Etymology

Gold Dike (6″) is Abbotesdik 1228Thorney , Gooledyke c. 1500 ib., Gold Dyke 1574SP , Goledyke 1597Wisbech Map , Goldedike or Shepye lake 1579Depositions , v. gole infra 327. Gooledyke is a late marginal entry against Abbotesdik , so called because on the bounds of the Abbot of Thorney. For Shepye , v. Old South Eau supra 10.