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.

Gordhayes Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Upottery

Historical Forms

  • Gorehayes c.1630 Pole

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Gorehayes c. 1630 Pole . If the d is a late insertion — and the local pronunciation ignores it — the first element may be ME gore , ' corner of land , ' v. gara .