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Survey of English Place-Names

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Revelshay Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bettiscombe

Historical Forms

  • the farme called Rableshay 1647 SC
  • Robols(h)ay, or Revelshay 1774 Hutch1 1863 Hutch3
  • Roboldshay 1795 Boswell
  • Robelshay 1811 OS

Etymology

Revelshay Fm (ST 407001), the farme called Rableshay 1647 SC, Robols (h )ay , or Revelshay 1774 Hutch1, 1863 Hutch3, Roboldshay 1795 Boswell, Robelshay 1811 OS, from ME  hay 'enclosure' with a surname, cf. William Robyul 1332 SR (Stockland).