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.

Rill Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ottery St Mary

Historical Forms

  • la Hulle 1286 Misc
  • Hill 1382 Oliver
  • Rylle 1590 Ct
  • Ryll al. Hyll t.Eliz LRMB191
  • Rill oth. Trehill 1763 Recov

Etymology

'At the hill,' v. æt and cf. River (PN Sx 123).