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.

Riley Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Eyam

Historical Forms

  • Ruyleghe 1300 WollCh
  • Ryley(e) 1306 Ass 1351,1354,1369 WollCh 1381 SR 1410 WollCh

Etymology

Riley Fm, Ruyleghe 1300WollCh (p), Ryley (e )1306 Ass, 1351, 1354, 1369WollCh , 1381SR (p), 1410WollCh . 'Rye clearing', v. rȳge , lēah .