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.

Rye Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Itchingfield

Historical Forms

  • ate Rye 1340 NI
  • atte Reye 1357 Bodl94

Etymology

Rye Fm was the home of Simon ate Rye (1340 NI) or atte Reye (1357Bodl 94). This is from ME  at ther eye , from OE  eg. Rye Fm lies in a well-watered hollow.