Ryedown Plantation
Early-attested site in the Parish of Fyfield
Historical Forms
- (ofer) rigedune 968 BCS1221 16th
- Rydenfield 1596 StJohnSurvey
- Rye Down Field 1816 EnclA
Etymology
Ryedown Plantation, (ofer ) rigedune 968 (16th) BCS 1221, Rydenfield 1596StJohnSurvey , Rye Down Field 1816EnclA , 'rye hill', v. ryge , dūn .