English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Ringstone, Ringstone Clough

Early-attested site in the Parish of Taxal

Historical Forms

  • Ryngstones, Ryngstanes 1285 Eyre
  • Ryngestone(s), Ringestone(s) 1550 1580 Dep
  • Ringstones 1604 Earw 1611 LRMB200

Etymology

Ringstone, Ringstone Clough (111–005825, -007824), Ryngstones , Ryngstanes 1285Eyre (p), Ryngestone (s ), Ringestone (s )1550MinAcct , Earw, 1580Dep , Ringstones 1604 Earw, 1611LRMB 200, cf. le Rynge 1357ChFor , 'ring of stones, stone-ring', v. hring-stān.