Clapgates
Other OS name in the Parish of Woolaston
Historical Forms
- Clappeyate 1289 MinAcct
Etymology
, 1830 M , Clappeyate 1289MinAcct , dial . clap-gate ' a small gate whichshuts of itself ' , a very early example of this word which is not recorded before the 19th century ( NED s.v . ) .