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.

Rillington

Major Settlement in the Parish of Rillington

Historical Forms

  • Redlinton(e), Renliton 1086 DB
  • Rilligt' 1166 P
  • Rillintun, Rillinton(a), Rillynton(a) 1175–84 YCh631 1228 Pat 1268 Ebor
  • Ridlin(c)ton 1188 YCh631 1229 Ebor
  • Rillington(a), Rillyngton(a) 12th Malton 1180–90 Byland 1190 P 1828 Langd
  • Ryllyngeton 1342 SR
  • Rellinton 1200 FF
  • Relyngton 13th Kirkham
  • Rellyngton 1370 Works
  • Rullington 1616 FF

Etymology

The phonological development of Rillington is similar to that of Bridlington supra 100 and the various spellings point to a late OE R dlingtūn . An OE  pers. name Rēdel is not actually recorded in that form, but this would be the normal Anglian equivalent of the recorded Rǣdel and the vowel would be shortened to e before dl . Karlström (125) brings together various place-names containing this pers. name, as Ringwould (K), Ridlington (R), Redlingfield (Sf), all with similar spellings, and to these may be added Ridlington (Nf), DBRidlinketuna , Riddlesworth (Nf), DBRedelesuuorda , and Riddlesden (WRY), 1086 DB, 1226 FF Red (e )lesden (e ). 'Redel 's farmstead,' v. ingtun .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement