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.

Clapgate

Other OS name in the Parish of Rothwell

Etymology

, 1841TA , cf. Clap Farm 1817 M , dial . clapgate ' a self - closing gate , a small hunting gate wide enough for a horse to pass ' ( EDD s.v . ) , cf. Clap Gate ( Kearby ) pt . v .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name