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Windgate Nick

Other OS name in the Parish of Kildwick

Historical Forms

  • Windyate Nick 1771 M
  • Winyeates 1579 Skp
  • Winegate 1685 Skp
  • Winney-ith-Nick 1817 M

Etymology

, Windyate Nick 1771 M, Winyeates 1579Skp 31, Winegate 1685Skp 25, Winney-ith -Nick 1817 M , v. wind-geat ' a wind-swept gap or pass ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name