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.

Ramsden

Major Settlement in the Parish of Ramsden

Historical Forms

  • Rammesden' 1246–7 Ass 1278–9 RH
  • Rammisden', Ramesden' 1268 Ass
  • Ramesden 1307 Ipm 1341 Cl
  • Rammesden 1316 FA
  • Ramesdem 1449 Eynsh

Etymology

'Wild garlic valley,' OE  hramsa -denu. Cf. Ramsey 367.

Places in the same Parish