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.

Ramsden Coppice

Other OS name in the Parish of Powerstock

Historical Forms

  • Ramsdon (Hill) 1840 TA(Wytherstone)

Etymology

, named from Ramsdon (Hill )1840TA (Wytherstone) , v. dūn ' hill ' , perhaps with ramm ' ram ' rather than hramsa ' wild garlic ' .