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 Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Rugeley

Historical Forms

  • Ryvynghul 1424 Deed
  • Revynghill 16th Survey
  • Reveing Hill 1775 Yates

Etymology

, Ryvynghul 1424Deed (VCH v, 159), Revynghill 16thSurvey ,Reveing Hill 1775 Yates , perhaps ' the rugged place ' , v. hrēof , - ing 2 , to which hyll was added , cf. Rivington Pike La 28 .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement