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Survey of English Place-Names

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Raygill Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kirkby Malzeard

Historical Forms

  • Regallhous 1594 WillY
  • Ragill House 1649 1685 Yorke
  • Raygill House 1752 ib
  • Regill 1771 M

Etymology

Raygill Ho, Regallhous 1594 WillY, Ragill House 1649 ib, 1685Yorke , Raygill House 1752 ib, Regill 1771 M. 'Roebuck ravine', v. 1 , gil .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site