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.

Roydon Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ramsey

Historical Forms

  • Westhall 1467 IpmR
  • Roydon Hall 1548 Pat
  • Ramesey alias Reydon Hall alias Westhall alias Parkers Hall 1552 FF
  • Rawden Hall 1768 M
  • Raydon Farm 1805 O

Etymology

Roydon Hall is Westhall 1467 IpmR, Roydon Hall 1548 Pat, Ramesey alias Reydon Hall alias Westhall alias Parkers Hall 1552FF , Rawden Hall 1768 M, Raydon Farm 1805 O. Two miles west of the church. In the possession of the Roydon (Reydon ) family from the beginning of the 14th century to the middle of the 16th (M i, 494).

Places in the same Parish