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Helmsley, Gate
Helmsley, Gate & Helmsley, Upper N. Yorks. Hamelsec(h) 1086 (DB), Gatehemelsay 1438, Over Hemelsey 1301. ‘Island, or dry ground in marsh, of a man called Hemele’. OE pers. name + ēg. Distinguishing affixes from OScand. gata ‘road’ (here a Roman road) and OE uferra ‘upper’.
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A. D. MILLS. "Helmsley, Gate." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Helmsley, Gate." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-HelmsleyGateHelmsleyUpper.html A. D. MILLS. "Helmsley, Gate." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-HelmsleyGateHelmsleyUpper.html |
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Gate Helmsley
Gate Helmsley N. Yorks., see Helmsley.
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A. D. MILLS. "Gate Helmsley." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Gate Helmsley." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-GateHelmsley.html A. D. MILLS. "Gate Helmsley." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-GateHelmsley.html |
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