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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.

Saltergate Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hampsthwaite

Historical Forms

  • Salterkelda 12 Font
  • Sauterkell hill 1582 WillY
  • Salterkell Hill 1657 PRHmp
  • Satergill 1605 ib
  • Satursgate Hill 1677 ib
  • Saturgate 1680 ib

Etymology

Saltergate Hill, 1770 PRHmp, Salterkelda 12 Font, Sauterkell hill 1582 WillY, Salterkell Hill 1657 PRHmp, Satergill 1605 ib, Satursgate Hill 1677 ib, Saturgate 1680 ib. 'The salter's spring or well', v. saltere 'salt-maker, salt-dealer', kelda ; it is by the old Roman road to Ilkley.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site