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Knowesgate

hamlet · Northumberland

ScotsAI-generated

Knowesgate likely combines the Scots word 'knowe' meaning a small hill or mound, with 'gate' meaning a street or way. It suggests a road or path leading to or from a small hill or mounds.

Word origins

Knowes
Scotssmall hills, mounds(from knowe "small hill, mound", -s "plural")
gate
Old Norsestreet, way(from gata "street, way")