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Survey of English Place-Names

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Raisgill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Arncliffe

Historical Forms

  • Reisegil, Risegil 1241 Percy
  • Raisgill, Raysgill, Raysgyll 1540 MinAcct 1545,1566 WillY 1688 PRArn

Etymology

Raisgill, Reisegil , Risegil 1241 Percy, Raisgill , Raysgill , Raysgyll 1540MinAcct , 1545, 1566 WillYet freq to 1688 PRArn. 'Ravine with a cairn', v. hreysi , gil . No cairn appears to remain. The name is distinct from Rais Wood infra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site