Ravensthorpe
Major Settlement in the Parish of Ravensthorpe
Historical Forms
- Ravenestorp 1086 DB t.Hy6 ADvi
- Raunestorp 1247 Ass
- Raunsthorp 1346 FA
- Rawnsthorp 1477 ADiv
- Rawnesthorpe 1539 LP
- Rounsthorp 1486–93 ECP
- Ransthorpe 1539 LP
- Raunsthorp al. Ranstrope 1731 Recov
- Rawnstruppe 1631 NRSi
Etymology
'Hrafn 's village,' v. þorp . Absence of any early spellings in
-throp suggests that this is a Scandinavian name in the strictest sense.