Ryehill Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Long Buckby
Historical Forms
- Est Ryenhull 1295 ADiii
- Ruhulle 15th Daventry
Etymology
Ryehill Fm is Est Ryenhull 1295 AD iii, Ruhulle 15thDaventry .Morton (35) tells us that in each of the three fields into which the open-Field lordships were divided, there was a parcel of sandy or looser soil, which they usually called Rye -Hill from its elevated site and its fitness for that sort of grain.