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.

Ryecroft

Early-attested site in the Parish of Birstall

Historical Forms

  • Riecroft l.12 Kirkst
  • Ricrof 1229 Ebor
  • Rycroft 1379 PT 1430 Stansf

Etymology

Ryecroft, Riecroft l. 12 Kirkst, Ricrof 1229 Ebor, Rycroft 1379 PT (p), 1430 Stansf. 'Rye enclosure', v. rȳge , croft , a very common f.n.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name