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.

Raw Head

Other OS name in the Parish of Grasmere

Historical Forms

  • Raw 1716 Ct
  • Row 1823 M

Etymology

, 1823 M , named from Raw 1716Ct 8, Row 1823 M , v. rāw ' row of houses ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name