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.

Ravenscar

Early-attested site in the Parish of Scalby

Historical Forms

Rauenesere 1312 ForP

Etymology

'Hrafn's scar' from ON Hrafn and ON sker 'rock, skerry.'

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement