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.

Rammey Marsh

Early-attested site in the Parish of Enfield

Historical Forms

  • Ramhey 1538 LRMB

Etymology

Rammey Marsh is Ramhey 1538LRMB . Cf. olde Rammey bridge , Ramybridge , Rammey Reach 1610DuLa . The second element is probably eg , the place lying low in the Lea marshes.