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Survey of English Place-Names

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Ramsoak Cottage

Other OS name in the Parish of Tytherington

Historical Forms

  • Ramox(e)woode, Ramox(e)fylde, Ramock' field 1592 Eg60d
  • Ram Oaks 1839 TA

Etymology

, Ramox (e )woode ,Ramox (e )fylde , Ramock ' field 1592Eg 60d–61, Ram Oaks 1839TA , probably ' ram's oak ' , v. ramm , āc .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement