Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Ricoltorp 1086 DB

• Ringolfestorp c.1130 LeicSurv

• Ringoldetorp l.12 GarCart l.12 BHosp

• Ringoltorp l.12,e.13 GarCart

• Ryngoltorp 1204 BHosp

• Ringolthorp' 1150×1200 GarCh e.13 Wyg a.1250 BHosp

• Ringolthorpe 1340 Ch

• Ryngolthorp' 13 GarCart 1313 Wyg 1340 Ch

• Ringaltorp 1159×81 Nichols l.12 GarCart

• Ringualtorp l.12 ib

• Ringeltorp l.12 GarCart Hy3 Rut

• Ringelthorp' e.13 BHosp 1317 Wyg 1467×84 LTD

• Ryngelthorp 1315,1343 Banco 1374 AD

• Ryngelthorpe 1551 Ipm

• Ringilthorp p.1250 Wyg l.13 ib

• Ringilthorpe 1317 ib

• Ringethorp Hy3 Rut 1276 RH Edw1 CroxR

• Ryngethorp 1364 AD

• Rynglethorp(p)e 1535 VE 1537 MinAccts

• Rynglesthorpe 1537 Dugd

• Ringlethorpe 1558×79 ECP

• grangia de Ringolthorp 1150×1200 GarCh

• Grang' de Ryngolthorp 13 GarCart

• grang' de Ringelthorp 1467×84 LTD

• Ryngelthorpe Grange 1551 Ipm

• Ringlethorp Grange 1558×79 ECP

• Goldsmiths graunge 1577 Ipm

• Goldsmiths Grange 1609 LeicW 1610 Speed 1708 Terrier

• Gold(e)smithe graunge 1601,1605,1612 ib

• Goldsmythe graunge 1605,1612 ib

• (the) Goldsmith Grange 1625 1657 Deed 1674 Terrier 1730 1761 EnclA 1877 White

• Goldsmiths' Grange (sic) 1863 ib

• Scalford Grange 1824 O

• Joh' Goldsmith 1463 Nichols

Etymology

Probably 'Hringwulf's outlying farmstead', v. þorp . Spellings from c.1130 onwards point strongly to the OE  pers.n. Hringwulf as the first el. of the name. The isolated DB form with Ricol - may be due to scribal error in the omission of n (with c representing the common AN interchange of k and g ) or else represents the OGer  pers.n. Ricolf which was replaced by Hringwulf . A possible alternative to OE  Hringwulf as first el. is the ODan /OSwed  pers.n. Ringulf but this is badly evidenced in Scandinavia and it is worth noting that Feilitzen 293 takes the DB instances of Ringulf to represent Hringwulf .

Ringlethorpe early became a grange of Garendon Abbey and is styled as a grange from the 12th cent.: grangia de Ringolthorp 1150 × 1200GarCh , Grang ' de Ryngolthorp 13GarCart , grang ' de Ringelthorp 1467 × 84LTD , Ryngelthorpe Grange 1551 Ipm, Ringlethorp Grange 1558 × 79 ECP.

From at least 1577, it is recorded as Goldsmith(s) Grange: Goldsmiths graunge 1577 Ipm, Goldsmiths Grange 1609 LeicW, 1610 Speed, 1708Terrier , Gold (e )smithe graunge 1601, 1605, 1612ib , Goldsmythe graunge 1605, 1612ib , (the ) Goldsmith Grange 1625ib , 1657Deed , 1674Terrier et freq to 1730ib , 1761EnclA et passim to 1877 White, Goldsmiths ' Grange (sic)1863 ib; it is Scalford Grange 1824 O. The grange was renamed from Joh ' Goldsmith 1463 Nichols who was a later owner, v. grange .