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.

Church Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Cawston

Historical Forms

  • Kirkgate 1422 Ct
  • Kirkegate 1422,1424,1425 ib
  • Chirchegate 1424 ib
  • Kyrkegate 1455 ib
  • Chyrchegate 1481 ECC
  • Kyrkgate 1528 AD

Etymology

, Kirkgate 1422Ct , Kirkegate 1422, 1424, 1425ib , Chirchegate 1424ib , Kyrkegate 1455ib ,Chyrchegate 1481 ECC, Kyrkgate 1528 AD , v. kirkja , gata .