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Cripple Gate

Other OS name in the Parish of Mirfield

Historical Forms

  • Criplegate 1763 PRMrf
  • Criplegale (sic) 1817 M 1843 O.S.

Etymology

, Criplegate 1763 PRMrf, Criplegale (sic)1817M, 1843 O.S. , v. crypel-geat ' a cripple - gate , a hole in the wall to allow sheep but not bigger animals to pass ' .