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.

Ratcliff close

Field in the Parish of Rearsby

Historical Forms

  • Ratcliff close 1603 Ipm 1745 Terrier
  • Ratcliffe holme 1675 Terrier
  • ratliffe lane 1601 Terrier
  • Rattcliff Lane 1745 Terrier

Etymology

Ratcliff close 1603 Ipm, 1745, Ratcliffe holme 1675 (v. holmr), ratliffe lane (sic) 1601, Ratcliffe Lane 1675, 1679, 1700, 1703, 1709, 1712, Rattcliff Lane 1745 (Ratcliffe on the Wreake adjoins to the west)