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.

Wingate

Other OS name in the Parish of Hatherleigh

Historical Forms

  • Wyndeyate 1550 DeedsEnrolled

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Wyndeyate 1550Deeds Enrolled . ' Windy gate . ' The place is on a hill in an exposed position .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement