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.

Bayle Dike & Bayle Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Brayton

Historical Forms

  • le Bayllgate 1320 Ext
  • Bay Lane 1841 O.S.
  • le Baile c.1225 Selby

Etymology

, le Bayllgate 1320 Ext, Bay Lane 1841 O.S.possibly identical with le Baile c. 1225 Selby , v. bail ' a palisade,prison ' , gata ' road ' .