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Survey of English Place-Names

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Ray Gill

Other OS name in the Parish of Gisburn

Historical Forms

  • Regillclugh 1624 PRGis
  • Raygillihough (sic) 1653 ib
  • Rawgill Clugh 1655 ib

Etymology

, Regillclugh 1624 PRGis, Raygillihough (sic)1653 ib, Rawgill Clugh 1655 ib , ' mossy ravine ' , v. ragu , rægu ' moss, lichen ' , gil , clōh .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site