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.

Riseden

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wadhurst

Historical Forms

  • Ryseden 1438 Ct
  • Rysden 1547 Ct
  • Rysdenne 1332 SR

Etymology

Riseden is Ryseden 1438Ct , Rysden 1547Ct and gave name to Adam de Rysdenne (1332 SR). 'Swine-pasture overgrown with brushwood,' v. hris , denn .