Gilthwaites, Skelmanthorpe

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Details

  • location: Skelmanthorpe
  • category: area with a cluster of properties
  • place name meaning: possibly "the clearing belonging to Gill"[1]

Location

Notes and References

  1. Gill is the diminutive (or pet) form of the name William. The place name prefix "gil-" can also mean ravine, but this does not seemingly fit the local geography.