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.

Monks' Lode

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ramsey

Historical Forms

  • ladam Monachorum 1279 RH
  • Munkeslade c.1350 Rams

Etymology

'Monks' water-way,' so called from the monks of Sawtry rather than from those of Ramsey.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement