jan 1, 1540 - ramson
Description:
The broad-leaved garlic, abundant in some Pennine valleys in the spring, well known for its smell and taste. 1540 ‘a close called<i> Ramson </i>containing 8 acres of arable land, worth yearly 4s’, Grosmont (YR80/111). It is likely to have been the first element in at least some of the numerous places named Rams Clough and Rams Gill, although Smith opted for ‘ram’, the male sheep.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1540
Now
~ 485 years ago