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Full record: Reigate

County Sussex
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Reigate
Icon description

single building and castle
Icons
  • building
  • castle
Description

no red pigment visible on the roof, possibly an addition
Appearances
  • no expected red pigment
Etymology OE rǣge, 'female of the roe' + geat, 'gate'
Translation
Earlier editors
Early Maps

higat (Angliae Figura)
Overwritten

yes
Attested spelling Reigat(e) 1196 P, 1199, 1204 FF, 1212 Fees et passim, with a variant spelling Rey-

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