Ringstead
Major Settlement in the Parish of Ringstead
Historical Forms
- Ringsted(e) 12th Survey
- Ringstude 1428 Ch
- Rinsted' 1202 Ass 1203 Cur
- Rincsted' 1242 Fees
- Ringestede 1203 Cur 1348 Cl
- Renggested 1337 Cl
Etymology
'Circular place,' v. hring , stede . The significance of the name as applied locally is uncertain. Cf. Ringsted (Nf). The latter lies in a large depression but such a depression is not particularly apparent at Ringstead.
Places in the same Parish
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