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.

Rayne

Other OS name in the Parish of Orton

Historical Forms

  • Reyne 1632 FF
  • Rain 1823 M

Etymology

, 1663Dep , Reyne 1632FF , Rain 1823 M , v. rein ' boundary strip ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement