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.

Ghyllas

Other OS name in the Parish of Sedbergh

Historical Forms

  • Gillas House 1843 TA
  • Gylld Howse 1535 VE

Etymology

, Gillas House 1843TA ,probably identical with the Gylld Howse 1535 VE , v. gildi-hús .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement