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.

Watergates

Other OS name in the Parish of Colerne

Historical Forms

  • Wateryate 1406 NewColl
  • Watergate 1773 AandD

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Wateryate 1406NewColl , Watergate 1773 A and D , v. geat .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement