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.

Raven Dale

Other OS name in the Parish of Folkton

Historical Forms

  • Ravenesdale 12th Riev

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Ravenesdale 12thRiev freq . ' Raven valley ' ( v. hræfn , dæl ) or ' Hrafn 's valley . '

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement