Rivenhall
Major Settlement in the Parish of Rivenhall
Historical Forms
- Reuenhala 1068 EHRxi 1309
- Reuenhal(e) 1275 FF 1301 Ipm
- Revenhale 1255 Pat 1532 ADi
- Reuwenhall 1275 RH
- Revnale 1428 FA
- Ruwenhala, Ruwenhale 1068 EHRxi 1309 Ipm 1324
- Ruuuenhalā 1086 DB
- Ruenhalā, Ruenhale 1086 DB
- Ruenhale 1281–1314 FF
- Reu(n)hal' 1254 ib
- Ruynhale 1262 ib
- Riuuehalā 1086 DB
- Riwehale 1255 Pat
- Rywehale 1252 ib
- Rywehall 1251 Ipm
- Riewehale a.1272 Colch
- Riuhal 1236 BM
- Riwenhale 1185 Templars
- Rywenhale 1283 Ch 1306 Ipm 1312,1313 FF
- Rivenhale 1195 13th Fees 1352 Pap 1360 Ipm
- Rewehale 1212 RBE 1258 Ipm a.1272 Colch 1295 FF 1303 FA
- Rewehall 1247 FF
- Rewenhal(e) 1217–85 1238 SR 1255 Ass 1305–24 FF 1306 Londin 1346 FA
- Rynhale 1255 Orig
- Ruhale 1255 Pat
- Rowenhall 1256 FF
- Rowenhal(e) 1271 1306 Ipm
- Rewenham 1465 IpmR
- Ravelane 1488 Pat
- Ravenhall t.Eliz ChancP
- Reuenall or Reuenale. Of some Ruynghale 1594 N
Etymology
This is a difficult name, but it is probable that it goes back to OE (æt þǣm ) hrēofan hēale , 'at the rough nook.' Cf. gelic hreofum stane (BT s. n. hrēof ). OE eo sometimes yields u and i in Essex (v. ES lix, 344; lxi, 16). The u -forms are more numerous than we should have expected, but it is clear that these are in part due to ready confusion with ME ruwen , rowen from OE rūh , 'rough.'