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.

Rytonhill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Catesby

Historical Forms

  • Rudonemers c.1150 Thorney
  • Ryden 1471 ADvi
  • Reydon 1823 B
  • Righton 1826 G

Etymology

Rytonhill is Rudonemers c. 1150Thorney , Ryden 1471 AD vi, Reydon 1823 B, Righton 1826 G. 'Rye hill,' v. ryge , dun , with later pleonastic addition of hill .

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