English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Ripon Parks

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ripon

Historical Forms

  • palem Perci Riponis 1481 RipAct
  • Rip(p)on parke 1513 YDviii 1545 WillY 1665 Visit 1676 Dep
  • Rip(p)on Parks 1817 M

Etymology

Ripon Parks, palem Perci Riponis 1481 RipAct, Rip (p )on parke 1513 YD viii, 1545 WillY, 1665 Visit, 1676Dep , Rip (p )on Parks 1817 M. v. park .It lies north of Ripon.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement