Ryton on Dunsmore
Major Settlement in the Parish of Ryton on Dunsmore
Historical Forms
- Ruyton c.1045 KCD939 17th ADiv 1404
- Ruyton super Donnesmor 1327,1332 SR
- Ruyton al. Riton 1598 BM
- Rietone 1086 DB
- Rieton 1221 Pap
- Rugintunia, Ruitonia, Rutunia 13th Thorney
- Ruton 1221 FF 1274 Ipm
- Ruton in Donnesmor 1286 Pat
- Ryton 1535 VE
- Ruiton al. Ryton 1600 FF
- Reyton 1538 Monast
- Ruyton al. Ruton al. Ryton 1697 Recov
Etymology
'Rye farm,' v. ryge , tun . The adj. form rygen seems also to have been used as the first element. Cf. s. n. Waddington (PN Sr 46). For Dunsmore v. supra 12. “The soyl here is of a light sandy disposition, and beareth Rye best of any Grain” (Dugdale 31).