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.

Rignall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Worminghall

Historical Forms

  • Ricknall 1612 L.ii.376
  • Rignald 1766 J

Etymology

OE  Rīcan -heale (dat.), 'Rica's nook.' v. healh .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement