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Baitings Gate

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • (le) Baytings yate 1600 WCR4
  • Baytings Gate 1624 HAS
  • Baiting Yate 1709 WMB

Etymology

, 1817 M , (le ) Baytings yate 1600 WCR 4, Baytings Gate 1624 HAS 3, Baiting Yate 1709 WMB , v. Baitings supra , geat ' gate ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name