Gildersome
Major Settlement in the Parish of Batley
Historical Forms
- Gildehusum 1181 P
- Gilhusum 1249 YI
- Gildusme 1297 WCR
- Gyldusum 1304 Ch
- Gildus 13 Nost138d
- Gildhus 1226 FF
- Gyldosum 1323 YDix
- Gildosome 1409 YDvii 1459 Testii
- Gildesom 1315 WCR
- Gyldesone 1402 FA
- Gildersom(e), Gyldersom(e) 1504 FF 1535 VE 1540 WillY 1604 FF
Etymology
'(At) the guild-houses', from ON (í ) gildi -húsum , v. gildi-hús, -um ; on the modern form with the stress shifted to the old dat.pl. ending v. Phonol. § 54.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Smools Lane
- Tanhouse Pit
- Andrew Hill
- Birchfield Ho
- Carr Hall
- Croft Ho
- Finkle Lane
- Gelderd Rd
- Gildersome Street
- Gilead Ho
- The Green
- Hart Hill
- Maggot Row
- Mill Lane
- Moor Field Ho
- Moor Head
- Scott Green
- Springfield Ho
- Stone Pits
- Town End
- Windmill Lane
- Woodhead Lane
- Woodlands
- Back Green
- Churwell Grange
- Coteroyd Ho
- Daffil Fm, Daffil Row
- Deadhead Lane
- Hillthorpe
- Lane Side Mills
- Lingcroft Fm
- Morley Grange
- Simon Bottoms
- Bell Royd
- Parkfield