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.

Robin Hood's Bay

Early-attested site in the Parish of Fylingdales

Historical Forms

  • Robin Hoode Baye 1532 Whitby

Etymology

The name is not found before the 16th cent. and probably arose from the popular ballads.