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.

Rice Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Helpston

Historical Forms

  • wood called le Rys 13th DeedsEnrolled

Etymology

Rice Wood is wood called le Rys 13thDeeds Enrolled . This is OE  hris, 'brushwood.'

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement