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.

Parkgate Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Staveley

Historical Forms

  • (atte) Parkeʒate de Hanley 1355 AddCh
  • Parkegate 1471 DbCh
  • Parkyate 1629 Hard

Etymology

, (atte ) Parkeʒate de Hanley 1355AddCh , Parkegate 1471 DbCh, Parkyate 1629Hard , v. park , geat . It was one of the gates of Staveley Park .