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.

Gettingley

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkheaton

Historical Forms

  • Gotenley 1687 PRThl
  • Goatin(g)ley 1725,1728 ib

Etymology

, 1771 M , Gotenley 1687PRThl, Goatin (g )ley 1725, 1728 ib , v. gǣten ' a kid ' ( a derivative of gāt ' goat ' which has influenced the form ) , lēah .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name