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Lakegate Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Ryme Intrinseca

Historical Forms

  • claus' Lakey(e)at(e), pastur' voc' Lakey(e)at(e) 1563,1599 Glyn 1611 DuCo 1618,1621 Ct 1650 ParlSurv
  • Regia via apud Lakeyete 1617 Ct
  • Lake Gate 1821 DuCo

Etymology

, claus ' Lakey (e )at (e ), pastur ' voc ' Lakey (e )at (e )1563, 1599Glyn , 1611DuCo ,1618, 1621Ct , 1650ParlSurv , Regia via apud Lakeyete 1617Ct , Lake Gate 1821DuCo , cf. (claus ' voc ') Lakehyll , Lakehill 1563, 1599Glyn , 1611DuCo , 1618Ct , 1650ParlSurv , v. lacu ' stream ' , geat , hyll : the lane SW out of the village crosses a small unnamed stream .