Ripley
Major Settlement in the Parish of Ripley
Historical Forms
- Ripelei 1086 DB
- Ripele 1224 Pat
- Ripeleye 1291 Tax
- Riplea, Ryplea, Rypley(e), Ryplay 1177 P 1284–6 FA 1323 Ass 1501 WollCh
- Rippel', Ryppel', Rypplega(m), Ryppleg', Rypplea, Ryppleya, Ryppley(e), Rypple 1154–9,1162–82 Darley 1166 P 1175 Darley 1176 P 1177 ChancR 1185,1186 P 1410 Pat
- Ripple(y) c.1341 NI 1382 Cl
- Rippelle 1240 FF
Etymology
Perhaps 'clearing in the shape of a strip', v. ripel , lēah . It is, of course, possible that Ripley contains the OE tribal name Hrype , which occurs in Ripon and possibly Ripley WRY, as well as Repton infra 653.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
Field
- Annable Pingle
- Anson Close
- Anthony Bank
- Apple Tree Close
- Bacchus Close
- Back Croft
- Balken Close
- The Bank
- Barky Close
- Barn Close
- Benty Close
- Birkings Close
- the Bit
- Border Pingle
- Bottoms
- Breck
- Brick Kiln Close
- Broadmeadow
- Brook Close
- Broom Close
- Bushy Close
- Calf Close
- Clay Hills
- Close Coats
- Clover Close
- Coal Pit Nooks
- Common Sick
- Coneygree
- Cow Pasture
- Cowper Lane
- Croft
- Crowtree Close
- Cut Close
- Duckhill Croft
- Engine Close
- Fallow Close
- Farthest Butone
- Floated Close
- Flood Gate
- Footway Close
- Four Acres
- Gillery Close
- Gorsey Bank
- Green Yard
- Hag Meadow
- Hallers Close
- Hamson Croft
- Heage Meadow
- Hodge Close
- Holly Tree Meadow
- House Close
- Hovel Close
- Hunger Hill
- Kilner Close
- Knowl Close
- Lace Lane Common
- Laund
- Lee Close
- Lime Close
- Limpin
- Little Close and Little Croft
- Long Close
- Mary Close
- Meadow
- Mean Close
- Middle Close and Middle Meadow
- Milking Broom
- Mowing Close
- Nether Close
- Nursery
- Oak Close
- Old Pasture
- Orchard
- Osier Holt
- Owler Close
- Ox Close
- Paddock
- Pails Close
- Pilcar Lane Close
- Pingle
- Pit Close
- Pool Close
- Potter Close
- Redgate Close
- Rough Close
- Round Meadow
- Ruff
- Rugg
- Rye Croft
- Rye Grass Close
- Sallow Bunck Close
- Schorchief Nook
- Shaws Wood
- Sheep Pasture
- Six Acres
- Spa Close
- Spans
- Spring Close
- Square Close
- Stage Close
- Stoney Close
- Straight Lane Close
- Sugar Hills
- Summerfield Head
- Swan Meadow
- Tarrot Close
- Thistley Close
- Thorn Tree Close
- Three Acres
- Three nooked Close
- Trough Close
- Turnip Close
- Two Acres
- Upper Close
- Walk Close
- Washpool Close
- Watering Close
- Watheys Close
- Well Close and Well Croft
- Whimsey Close
- Wide Close
- Windmill Hill
- Woolley Meadow
- Wrang
- Youngs Piece
- Ballecroft
- ( le ) Estwod ( e )
- le Fal
- Grymeswelle
- Littlewod
- le Wtyong