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.

The Ryes

Early-attested site in the Parish of Little Henny

Historical Forms

  • Ryes 1562 FF 1576 Ct
  • Rye Hall 1777 C
  • Ry 1269 FF

Etymology

The Ryes is Ryes 1562FF , 1576Ct , Rye Hall 1777 C and was the home of John de Ry (1269 FF). 'Marsh-land,' v. æt , eg . “The mansion-house lyes in a bottom” (M ii, 274).

Places in the same Parish

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