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.

Gorse Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Hoton

Historical Forms

  • the Gorse 1759 EnclA
  • Hoton Spinney 1806 Map
  • Hoton Spinny 1836 O 1871 Plan
  • Goss Closes 1793 Deed

Etymology

, the Gorse 1759EnclA ,Gorse Spinney (2½″) is Hoton Spinney 1806 Map, Hoton Spinny 1836 O,1871Plan ( v. spinney ) , cf. Goss ground 1735Map ( v. grund ) , Goss Closes 1793Deed , v. gorst .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement