Ranby
Early-attested site in the Parish of Babworth
Historical Forms
- Ranesbi, Ranebi (bis) 1086 DB
- Ranby 1236 Cl
- Raneby 1280,1330,1340 Ass 1297 Rental 1316 FA 1324 Ipm
- Ranesby 1330 Ass
- Ranel(o)und 13th Blyth
Etymology
Ranby is Ranesbi , Ranebi (bis)1086 DB, Ranby 1236 Cl (p), Raneby 1280, 1330, 1340Ass , 1297Rental , 1316 FA, 1324 Ipm, Ranesby 1330Ass . 'The by of Hrani ,' a Scandinavian personal name which is found in OWSc as Hrani and in ODan as Rani .It appears in English 11th-century documents as (H )rani (g ) (NP 69). The same man must have given name to Ranel (o )und (13thBlyth ), a lost name in the parish, v. lundr .
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Botany Bay
- Beech Wood Fm
- High Clump
- Jockey Ho
- Mansfield Plantation
- Oak Holt
- Rushey Inn
- Spectacle Wood
- Green Mile Fm
- Ash Holt