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.

The Gorse

Other OS name in the Parish of Bourton on the Water

Historical Forms

  • les Gorstes 1593 BrtCt
  • the Gorste c.1603 TRMB

Etymology

, les Gorstes 1593BrtCt , the Gorste c. 1603TRMB , v. gorst ' gorse ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement