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.

Raddlebarn

Early-attested site in the Parish of Northfield

Historical Forms

  • Rattlebarn 1789 Gough c.1830 O

Etymology

This is generally stated to be so called because rams were raddled here, but no certainty is possible.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site