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Deep Gills

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ripon

Historical Forms

  • Depegile, Depegyll 13–1485 Rip
  • Depgil, Depgyll 1315,1354 ib
  • Depigill(e), Depygill(e) 1377 Ebor 1397 Ripiii 1533 MinAcct
  • Depylgyll, Debylgyll 1419,1420 Ripiii
  • Dipegill 1525 YDviii

Etymology

Deep Gills, Depegile , Depegyll 13–1485 Rip (freq ), Depgil , Depgyll 1315, 1354 ib, Depigill (e ), Depygill (e )1377 Ebor, 1397 Rip iii, 1533MinAcct , Depylgyll , Debylgyll 1419, 1420 Rip iii, Dipegill 1525 YD viii. Some of the spellings point to an original name 'deep pool ravine' (v. dēop , hylr , gil ), but an elliptical form 'deep ravine' was current at an early date.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site