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Clapgate

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A clapgate (also clapyates) is a kind of gate which opened onto a waste or common land which allowed the animals going onto the common to push it open but which automatically shut so that they could not get out.[1] This feature has given its name to a number of locations in England.

Places called Clapgate

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References

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  1. ^ a b O. G. S. Crawford (1921). "Place-names". www.cantab.net. Retrieved 6 October 2019.