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.

Roppa

Early-attested site in the Parish of Helmsley

Historical Forms

  • Rauthepathe 1160 Riev
  • Raudepade c.1180 Riev

Etymology

'Red path' v. rauðr , pæð . The soil is here of a reddish hue.