English Place-name Society

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.

Down Gate

Other OS name in the Parish of Hungerford

Historical Forms

  • Porte Downe Yeatt, Hungerforde Porte Downe Yeatt 1591 DL

Etymology

, Porte Downe Yeatt ,Hungerforde Porte Downe Yeatt 1591DL , v. geat , and Hungerford Port Down infra .