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Sawgate Rd

Other OS name in the Parish of Burton and Dalby

Historical Forms

  • Saltgate m.13(1404),1288(1404),c.1288(1404),13(1404) Laz 1550 Pochin
  • Saltegate 1300 WoCart 1449 Surv 1561 17
  • (Le) Salgate 1561 17 ib
  • Sawgate Road 1761 EnclA

Etymology

is Saltgate m.13 (1404), 1288(1404), c.1288 (1404), 13 (1404)Laz , 1550Pochin , Saltegate 1300(1449) WoCart , 1561 (17) Surv , (Le ) Salgate 1561 (17) ib bis, Sawgate Road 1761EnclA , cf. saltgatte bryge 1300 (1449) WoCart , saltegatebrigge 1309 (1449) ib , Saltegate bridge , Saltegate brygge , Saltgate brygge , Salgate brygge 1561 (17) Surv ( v. brycg ) , ' the salt road ' , v. salt 1 , gata ; a salt - merchants ' route .