Blyth
Major Settlement in the Parish of Blyth
Historical Forms
- Blide 1086 DB 1335 Ipm
- Blia 1146 RegAntiq 13th
- Blith 1226 DbCh
- Blith 1232 Ch
- Blythe 1241 Cl 1252,1257 FF
- Blitha 1267 Ebor
- Blieth 1524 FF
Etymology
Blyth was the old name for the river Ryton, v. supra 8.