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.

Ralfland Forest

Early-attested site in the Parish of Shap

Historical Forms

  • Rafland c.1200 NWm
  • forest of Rauphland 1612 FF
  • Ralphland 1726 PR(Bm)
  • Rowland Park 1748,1750 ib

Etymology

Ralfland Forest, 1823 M, Rafland c. 1200 NWm 359, forest of Rauphland 1612FF , Ralphland 1726 PR(Bm), Rowland Park 1748, 1750 ib. From the ME  pers.n. Ralf Ralph (OG  Radulf ), v. land , forest .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement