Wingates: The History

Modern histories of the village and township

Hodgson 1832, 107-8.

The place names

• Wingates – Wyndegates 1208: ‘windy road’ or ‘street’ (Beckensall 1992, 47).
• Garretlee – Gerardesley 1296 (Lay Subsidy Roll): ‘Gerard’s leah’ or ‘clearing’ (Beckensall 1992, 31).
• Todburn – Totborne 1434: ‘fox burn’ or perhaps ‘Tota’s stream’ (Beckensall 1992, 45).

The following sections describe the  historical development of Wingates ...

• Prehistoric, Romano-British and Early Medieval Archaeology
• Township and Parish, Barony and Manor
• Longhorsely Parish
• The Township
• Lordship - the Sergeanty of Beanly
• Manorial Tenure
• The Medieval Settlement
• Later Settlements
• The Development of Wingates: 1600-1800
• The 18th Century
• Estates and Agriculture - 1700 to the present day
• The 19th and 20th Centuries
• Education in Wingates