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.

Riley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kirkburton

Historical Forms

  • Rilay, Rylay, Ryley, Ryleg 1202–10 YChviii 1246 Ass29d 1298 WCR 1297 LS 1314 YDiii 1621 FF
  • Ryeley 1286 WCR

Etymology

Riley, Rilay , Rylay , Ryley , Ryleg 1202–10 YCh viii, 1246Ass 29d, 1298 WCR, 1297 LS (p), 1314 YD iiiet passim to 1621 FF, Ryeley 1286 WCR. 'Clearing used for growing rye', v. rȳge , lēah .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site