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Low Gate

Other OS name in the Parish of Marsh Chapel

Historical Forms

  • le lowe gate 1581 Anc
  • Low gate 1785 Foster
  • Low gate Lane 1813 HD

Etymology

( local ) , le lowe gate 1581Anc , Low gate 1785Foster , Low gate Lane 1813HD , cf. Lowgate Pingle 1712Foster , 1821AH , Low Gate Pingle 1839TA ( v. pingel ' a small enclosure ' ) , self - explanatory , v. gata .