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.

Rise End

Early-attested site in the Parish of Middleton by Wirksworth

Historical Forms

  • le Risende 1309 CPG
  • le Rys 1258–63 RegAnt e.14th CPG
  • Mideltonrice 1415 DuLaMB
  • Middeltone Ryse 1576 CPG

Etymology

Rise End, le Risende 1309CPG (v. ende1), named from le Rys 1258–63 RegAnt, e. 14thCPG , Mideltonrice 1415DuLaMB , Middeltone Ryse 1576CPG , which is 'Middleton brushwood', v. hrīs .