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.

Rise Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bulwell

Historical Forms

  • Bolewellerys t.Ed1 For 16th
  • Bulewelleris 1303 Ch
  • Bulewell Rys 1303 Pat
  • Bulwelris, Bulwelrys 1335 For
  • Bulwell Ryse c.1450 Map

Etymology

Rise Fm is Bolewellerys t. Ed 1 (16th) For , Bulewelleris 1303 Ch, Bulewell Rys 1303 Pat, Bulwelris , Bulwelrys 1335For , Bulwell Ryse c. 1450Map . 'Bulwell brushwood (land),' v. hris . It is on the edge of Sherwood Forest.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement