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Survey of English Place-Names

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Rams Gill

Other OS name in the Parish of Fewston

Historical Forms

  • Rammesgill 1323 Wheater
  • Ramsgill 1613 Grainge

Etymology

, Rammesgill 1323 Wheater, Ramsgill 1613 Grainge 83 , v. ramm ' ram ' , gil ' ravine ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name