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.

Ranfall & Ranmoor

Other OS name in the Parish of Sheffield

Historical Forms

  • Randfeld 1441 SheffMan
  • le Reyne 1623 SheffMan
  • Rand-Moor 1822 Langd

Etymology

, probably identical with Randfeld 1441SheffMan, le Reyne 1623 SheffMan, Rand -Moor 1822 Langd , v. rand ' edge, border ' , replaced in le Reyne by ON  reinn ' boundarystrip ' , feld , mōr .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name