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.

Rawcroft

Early-attested site in the Parish of Grinton

Historical Forms

  • Ruck(c)roft 1274 YI 1563 FF
  • Rowcroft 1564 FF

Etymology

'Rough pasture' v. ruh , croft .

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