Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Riston, Ritone, Ritun 1086 DB

• Rigtune, Rygtune, Rygton 1172 YChvi 1202–7 YDiii 1237 FF 1244 Kirkst 1641 Rates

• Ricton 1201 ChR, Kirkst

• Rychton 1251 Ass

• Righton, Ryghton 1246 Ass30d 1251 Ass 1298 Abbr

• Est Ryghton 1530 TestLds

• Rigeton 1266 Baild 1348 FF

• Ryggeton 1301 YDix

• Rig End 1846 TA

Etymology

'Farmstead on the ridge', v. hrycg (hryggr), tūn ; cf. the f.n. Rig End 1846TA . Some spellings have -g - (from ON  hryggr ) unvoiced to -k - (in Ric -) and, as often happens before -t - in such names as Broughton, -k - became a fricative, giving spellings like Righ -. Cf. Rigton v, 44infra .