Gasper
Early-attested site in the Parish of Stourton
Historical Forms
- Gayespore 1280 Ass
- Gayspore 1376 FF 1411 BM 1435 Cl 1566 Ct
- Gasper 1812 RCH
Etymology
Gasper is Gayespore 1280 Ass (So), Gayspore 1376 FF, 1411 BM, 1435 Cl, 1566Ct , Gasper 1812 RCH. The final element in this name is probably OE spora , 'spur,' used of a projecting hill.The first element must remain uncertain. Gasper was formerly in Somerset (Kelly).
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Pen Pits
- Church Hill
- Friezeland
- Hart Hill
- St Peter's Pump
- Search Fm
- Shootershill Copse
- Six Wells Bottom
- Stourhead
- Tucking Mill
- Writh Copse
- Penridge Fm