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Gatmore Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Winfrith Newburgh

Historical Forms

  • aque voc' Catemore 1389 Weld1
  • Gatemour 1414 ib
  • 1 furlong iuxta Gatmor(e) 1461 Rent 1477 Weld1
  • Lit(t)le Gat(t)mor(e) 1663,1664 ib
  • Gate Moor 1843 TA

Etymology

, aque voc ' Catemore 1389Weld 1, Gatemour 1414ib , 1 furlong iuxta Gatmor (e )1461Rent , 1477Weld 1,Lit (t )le Gat (t )mor (e )1663, 1664ib , Gate Moor 1843TA , ' marshyground where goats were kept ' , v. gāt ( gen . pl . gata ) , mōr , with lȳtel .