Rawtenstall
town · Lancashire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Rawtenstall's name possibly means 'rough stall' or 'rough shelter' in Old English. It could refer to a rough or simple structure in a somewhat wild area.
Word origins
- Rawtenstall
- Old EnglishAttestedrough stall(from rēaf "rough, wild", tän "branch, twig", stall "stall, shelter, place")
Historical forms
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