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.

Ronksley Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hope Woodlands

Historical Forms

  • Ronkesley, Ronkeslye Ed4,Hy8 DuLa 1557 Ct Eliz DuLa
  • Rowsley alias Ronkesley 1631 Hard
  • Wrongsley Ho. 1767 Burdett

Etymology

Ronksley Fm (submerged in reservoir), Rownkesley e. 15th Yeatman, Ronkesley , Ronkeslye Ed 4, Hy 8DuLa , 1557Ct , ElizDuLa , Rowsley alias Ronkesley 1631Hard , Wrongsley Ho. 1767 Burdett. 'Ranc's clearing', v. lēah . This unrecorded pers.n. would be a nickname from OE  ranc 'proud, insolent'. Cf. dial. rank , ronk 'strong; depraved; cunning'.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement