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.

Rawfolds

Other OS name in the Parish of Birstall

Historical Forms

  • Rawfall 1579 LdsM
  • Rawfuls 1801 PRHtsd

Etymology

, 1822 Langd , Rawfall 1579(LdsM), Rawfuls 1801 PRHtsd , v. rāw ' row of houses ' , fald ' fold ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name