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.

Royals Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hulland

Historical Forms

  • Ruyhull' 1308 Kniveton
  • le Ruylle 1426 DuLa
  • Royle 1599 Ct 1611 DuLaSC 1617 DuLaMB

Etymology

Royals Fm (local), Ruyhull '1308Kniveton , le Ruylle 1426DuLa , Royle 1599Ct , 1611DuLaSC , 1617DuLaMB . 'Rye hill', v. rȳge , hyll , cf. Royle Fm infra 633.

Places in the same Parish