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.

Rhumbard Snout

Early-attested site in the Parish of Levisham

Historical Forms

Rumboldlyngeweit 1335 ForP

Etymology

The þveit must have been near the snout. The first element is a pers. name Rumbeald and the second is lyng .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement

Levisham