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.

Bright Gate

Other OS name in the Parish of Wensley and Snitterton

Historical Forms

  • Briche yate 1543 DuLa
  • Breech yate 1620 CPG
  • Breach Gate 1833 Duncan

Etymology

, Briche yate 1543DuLa , Breech yate 1620CPG , Breach Gate 1833 Duncan , cf. le Breche 1415DuLaMB , v. brēc , geat .