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.

Rapson

Other OS name in the Parish of Roborough

Historical Forms

  • Robettesdon 1330 SR
  • Robyston 1472 FF

Etymology

is Robettesdon 1330SR (p), Robyston 1472FF . Probably ' Robert's farm , ' the name being of post - Conquest origin . Cf. Rabscott infra 344 .

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