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.

Fenland Gate

Other OS name in the Parish of Newton

Historical Forms

  • Fengate 1395 EAiv
  • Fenland Gate c.1840 TA

Etymology

is Fengate 1395 EA iv, Fenland Gate c. 1840TA . ' Road to the fen , ' v. gata .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement