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.

Lidgate

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkheaton

Historical Forms

  • Lydgyate 1643 WillY
  • Lidget 1779 WB7 1822 Langd

Etymology

, Lydgyate 1643 WillY, Lidget 1779WB 7, 1822 Langd , v. hlid-geat ' swing-gate ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name