Ravenstone
Major Settlement in the Parish of Ravenstone
Historical Forms
- Ravenestorp 1086 DB
- Ravenestun 1086 DB
- Rauen(e)ston(e), Raveneston(e) c.1125 LeiSur 1189 Abbr 1269 Ass 1290 FF 1291 Tax
Etymology
'Hræfn's or Hrafn's farm', v. tūn , the first element being either the OE or the OScand pers.n. The form Ravenestorp , which appears in the Lei DB, appears to belong here. If so it is an example of the attempt to replace a native by a Scand element and might indicate that the first element is indeed OE Hræfn .
Places in the same Parish
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