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.

Rise

Major Settlement in the Parish of Rise

Historical Forms

  • Risun, Rison 1086 DB
  • Rise, Ryse 12th Nunkeel c.1265 KF 1828 Langd
  • Rise in Holdernesse, Rise in Holdernes 1360,1366 FF 1475 Pat 1499 Test
  • Rys 1180–97,1286–1310 Melsa
  • Risse 1316 NomVill
  • Ryes 1512 FF

Etymology

v. Rysome supra 22. Rise was also originally a dat. plur. hrīsum .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name