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 Rick yard

Field in the Parish of Rearsby

Historical Forms

  • the Rick yard 1648 Terrier
  • the old rickstead 1648 Terrier

Etymology

the Rick yard 1648 (v. reke - yard), the old rickstead 1648 (v. rickstead)