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.

Ravens' Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Burrough Green

Historical Forms

  • Raven(e)sholt(e) t.Hy2 Pat 1508 Tax 1291 Pat 1386 Cl 1389–90
  • Raven(e)sholt al. Ransholt 1716 Borough
  • Raven(e)shout c.1210 Wardon
  • Ravenshold(e) 1539–41 MinAcct
  • Rammsholt 1279 RH
  • Ramenshold t.Hy8 Rental

Etymology

Ravens' Hall [rænsɔ·l] is Raven (e )sholt (e )t. Hy 2 (1508) Pat, 1291 Tax, 1386 Pat, 1389–90 Cl, Raven (e )sholt al. Ransholt 1716 Borough, Raven (e )shout c. 1210 Wardon, Ravenshold (e )1539–41MinAcct , Rammsholt 1279 RH (p), Ramenshold t. Hy 8Rental . 'Raven's wood,' v. hræfn , holt . A personal name is also possible, cf. Hrafn (Feilitzen 292–3).