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.

Ravenscroft Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Ridlington

Etymology

, If Ravenscroft is an early name , then ' Raven's small enclosed field ' , with Raven a probable ME surn . rather than the OE  pers.n. Hræfn or the Scand  pers.n. Hrafn , v. croft . Otherwise Ravenscroft in entirety is a surname .