Raughtonhead
Early-attested site in the Parish of Castle Sowerby
Historical Forms
- Raughtonheved 1367 Ipm
- Raghtonheved 1394 GDR
- Raughton Hede 1476 IpmR
- Rawghtonhead 1592 Border
Etymology
Raughtonhead is about two miles south-west of Raughton (supra 134) from which it is separated by Gatesgill. It is on high ground and the hēafod probably denoted a stretch of hill pasture used by the men of Raughton.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Haythwaite Lane
- Hewer Hill
- Bustabeck
- Foxley Henning
- Southernby
- Millhouse
- Starnmire
- Stockdalewath
- Thackmire
- Thethwaite
- Thistlewood
Other OS name
- Birkshill
- Howgill
- Rowfoot
- Little Bell Bridge
- Brickhouse
- Bridge End
- Bridge Ho
- Cockley Gill
- Cockleythwaite
- Cowgill
- Cowrigg
- Gillhead
- Greens
- Hallfield
- Hawthorn Cottages
- Highbridge
- Raine Ho
- Salter Lonning
- Sour Nook
- Stile
- Stockwell Hall
- Stubb Ing
- Thackwood
- Vicargate
- Wellfoot
- Wellhouse
- Sowerby Row
- Bracken Hill
- How Hill
- Rudding
- Ashes
- Bankend
- Beckfellican
- Holm Ho
- Hudbeck
- Jack Ho
- Kell Springs
- Lambfield
- Leavyholme
- Mirkbooths
- High and Low Moordike
- Newsham
- New Yeat Inn
- Nook
- Nook Ho
- Oaks