Ray Head
Early-attested site in the Parish of Bolton by Bowland
Historical Forms
- Raheued l.12,13,1269 Sawl8
- Raueheued 13 Percy
- capite occidentali Raache, capud de Raaghe Hy3 Sawl28d
- Rahed 1576 BM
- Reyhead(e) 1578 WillY 1612 PRBlt
- Read 1648 ib
- Raid 1771 M
Etymology
Ray Head, Raheued l. 12, 13, 1269Sawl 8–9d, 13 Percy, 1246Ass 14et freq to 1576Comm , Raueheued 13 Percy, capite occidentali Raache , capud de Raaghe Hy 3Sawl 28d, Rahed 1576 BM, Reyhead (e )1578 WillY, 1612 PRBlt, Read 1648 ib, Raid 1771 M. 'Roe-buck headland or hill', v. rā , hēafod . The spellings Raue -, Raaghe are from the earlier OE form rāha .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Alder Ho
- Belasize
- Bier Beck & Bier Bridge
- Bolton Peel
- Bow Laithe
- Calder Ho
- Fildingate
- Fooden
- Forest Becks
- Fox Gill
- Holden
- Holme
- Hungrill
- Knotts
- Malasize
- Monubent
- Rainsber Scar
- Raygill Moss
- Skirden
- Stoop Lane
- Wybersey Hill
- Wycongill
Other OS name
- Aikenheads
- Anna Lane
- Balshaw
- Barret Hill
- Barrow Brow
- Bawbusk
- Bleara (Syke)
- Blue Scar
- Bolton Hall & Bolton Park
- Bond Beck
- Boococks
- Brackenhurst
- Briery Bank Wood
- Broad Ing
- Brothertons
- Brow
- Bucksteps
- Butter Fields
- Calf Ho
- Camn Plant
- Chadwicks
- Chapel Ho
- Closes Hall
- Clough Wood
- Copy Nook
- Corgill
- Cow House Hill
- The Cross, Cross Hill
- Crowhill
- Cuddy Syke
- Denham Wheel
- Eller Head
- Fat Hill
- Fields in the Ing
- Fooden Moor
- Gannas Wood
- Geldards
- Gill Bottom
- Gills
- Greaves
- Green Ford
- Haggs Lane
- Halber(lost)
- Hall Bank
- Heights
- Hell Syke Bridge
- Hencroft Wood
- High Head
- Hill Top
- Holden Beck, Holden Clough & Holden Green
- Howgills
- Kirk Beck
- Lamb Hey
- Lane Gate
- Ling Hill
- Lords
- Main Wood
- Mealy Bank
- Mear Gill
- Moorfield
- Moss End
- New Gill Beck
- Newhurst
- New Ing
- Nook
- Otter Well
- Ouzel Hall Bridge
- Park Nook
- Pepper Hills
- Priest Biggins
- Scott Laithe
- Spring Head
- Springs Wood
- Stable Ho
- Stone Cross
- Stump Cross
- Threap Green
- Tongue Wood
- Turn Greece Wood
- Varleys
- Veepings
- West Moor
- Wheatlands Scar
- White Stones
- Wittons
- Wood Well