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.

Raylands

Early-attested site in the Parish of Arlington

Historical Forms

  • Raylond, Reylond 1540 LewesDeeds
  • Raylands 1556 SRS29 1620

Etymology

Raylands is Raylond , Reylond 1540Lewes Deeds , Raylands 1556 (1620) SRS 29. Ray is here the common derivative of eg (v. æt ) and the whole name means 'land by the well-watered place,' cf. Raylands and The Eyes 1671Lewes Deeds .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement