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.

Ryton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bulkington

Historical Forms

  • Ruitona c.1156 Ch 1340
  • Ruyton 1240 FF 1299 Ipm t.Ed1 BM
  • Ruyton juxta Bulkynton 1344 Ass
  • Ruton 1262 BM 1313 Ch
  • Ryton 1500,1506 ADiv
  • Ruiton al. Ryton 1581 BirmDeed
  • Wrighton 1667 HT

Etymology

Ryton is Ruitona c. 1156 (1340) Ch, Ruyton 1240 FF, 1299 Ipm, t. Ed 1 BM, Ruyton juxta Bulkynton 1344Ass , Ruton 1262 BM, 1313 Ch, Ryton 1500, 1506 AD iv, Ruiton al. Ryton 1581BirmDeed , Wrighton 1667HT . 'Rye farm,' v. ryge , tun . Cf. Ryton on Dunsmore infra 178.