Moses Gate

proper noun

A suburb of Farnworth, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7306).

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A suburb of Farnworth, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7306).

Origin

From mosses (bogs), rather than Moses, + Old English or Old Norse gata (“street, road, way”), rather than gate.

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APA

Moses Gate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moses%20Gate

MLA

“Moses Gate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moses%20Gate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Moses Gate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moses%20Gate.

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