Two lost place-names in the west Midlands: Gaia in Lichfield and The Gay in Shrewsbury

Coates, Richard

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to note the existence of two, or probably three, related unexplained names, to present possible further examples of the element involved, and to review how far it is possible to explain them.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Aug 27, 2018
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2018
• Deposit Date: Sep 27, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 16, 2018
• Journal: Journal of the English Place-Name Society
• Print ISSN: 1351-3095
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 50
• Pages: 55-64
• Keywords: lost place-names, Shrewsbury, Lichfield
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/873575
• Publisher URL: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/groups/epns/journal.aspx
• Additional Information: Additional Information : This is the author's accepted manuscript. The final published version is available here: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/groups/epns/journal.aspx.
• Contract Date: Sep 27, 2018