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.

North Ramper

Other OS name in the Parish of Waddingham

Historical Forms

  • North Rampart, South Rampart 1837 TA

Etymology

, North Rampart , South Rampart 1837TA ; rampart is a variant of ramper , a dial . word found in L for ' a raised road or way, thehighway ' , v . The Rampart , PN L 1 , 92 .