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Earlsgate Rd

Other OS name in the Parish of Winterton

Historical Forms

  • Herlesgate c1200 MaltCart c1250
  • Yerlesgate c.1250 ib
  • yarlesgate 1452 MiscDon
  • yarles gate 1577 Terrier
  • Yearlesgate 1614 ib
  • Earls Gate 1770 MiscDon
  • Earlsgate 1772 EnclA

Etymology

, Herlesgate c1200 (c1250)MaltCart , Yerlesgate c.1250ib , yarlesgate 1452MiscDon 614 , yarles gate 1577Terrier (Winteringham), Yearlesgate 1614ib , Earls Gate 1770MiscDon 614 , Earlsgate 1772EnclA , ' the nobleman's road ' , v. eorl , jarl , gata , cf. SMETT s.n. Erlesgate .