Ramsey Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Northmoor
Historical Forms
- Rames' 1203 Cur
- Rumesia 1206 Cur
- Rameseia 1206,12 FF 1223,6 Bract
- Rameseye 1239 Eynsh
- Ramesey 1246–7 Ass
- Romesy 1280 Os
Etymology
Ramsey Fm takes name from Rames '1203 Cur (p), Rumesia 1206 Cur, Rameseia 1206, 12 FF, 1223, 6 Bract (p), Rameseye 1239 Eynsh, Ramesey 1246–7Ass (p), Romesy 1280 Os (p). Probably 'garlic island,' OE hramsa-(ī)eg. Cf. PN Wo xl and PN Ess 346.