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.

Ragarth

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cumrew

Historical Forms

  • Ragarth(e) 1276 Ass 1285 For
  • (del) Ragarch 1296 Cl
  • Raygarth 1540 AOMB
  • Ragarth 1541 MinAcct

Etymology

The medieval forms are all derived from personal names, and it is impossible to tell from what place the family originally came.

Places in the same Parish