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Survey of English Place-Names

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Gill Moor

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ripon

Historical Forms

  • Gillamoor 1132 Font
  • Gillemora 1135–40 ib
  • Gillesmor(e) c.1216 1216–21,1220–46 RegAlbi,73d,iii,10d
  • Gilm' house 1533 MinAcct
  • Gilmore Howse 1543 WillY

Etymology

Gill Moor, Gillamoor 1132 Font, Gillemora 1135–40 ib, Gillesmor (e )c. 1216 ib, 1216–21, 1220–46RegAlb i, 73d, iii, 10d, Gilm ' house 1533MinAcct , Gilmore Howse 1543 WillY. 'Gill's moorland', v. mōr . The pers.n. is OIr  Gilla which appears in DB for Y as Ghile , Ghil and in LVD as Gilla and Gil (fols. 42d, 43), cf. Revue Celtique 42, 48, Feilitzen 261.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site