Ringshall (Fm)
Early-attested site in the Parish of Edlesborough
Historical Forms
- Ringeshale 1235 FF 1262 Ass
- Ringsal 1766 J
- Ringsall c.1825 O
Etymology
'Hring's healh.' The name Hring is not actually found in OE but compounds with Hring -though rare, are adequately recorded. Hringuine occurs in a genuine Kentish charter of 762.In place-names, Hring forms the first element in Ringshall and Ringsfield (Sf) and Ringesdone , DB, in Rippingale (L). The same uncompounded name is found in German and ON.v. Hringa in Förstemann (PN) and Hringr in Lind, Norsk - Isländska Dopnamn .