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.

Rayland's Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Horsham

Historical Forms

  • atte Rye 1296 SR

Etymology

Rayland's Fm (6″) was perhaps the home of Ralph atte Rye (1296 SR) (v. æt , eg ), but the land lies rather high, so that perhaps he came from elsewhere and the name is not of local origin.