Rigton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Kirkby Overblow
Historical Forms
- Riston(e) 1086 DB
- Rigton, Rygton 12 Font 1198 Fount 1230 YDiv 1244 Font 1276 RH 1640 WillY
- Rygton juxta Almosclyffe 1621 FF
- Righton, Ryghton 1279–81 QW
- Rigeton 1294 YDiv
- Riggeton 1303 KF 1316 Vill 1328 Banco 1353 Fount
- Riggeton in Whervedale 1343 Baild
Etymology
'Farmstead on the ridge', v. hrycg (replaced by ON hryggr), tūn , cf. Rigton iv, 177infra . It is on the long ridge topped by Alms Cliff infra . On the form Rygh - cf. Phonol. § 38; DB Ris - is an AN spelling of this.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Barrowby Grange
- Netherby
- Stainburn Hill
- Baffle Beck
- Swindon Grange, Swindon Hall
- Tidover, Tetherfield
- Walton Head
- Great Alms Cliff or Almias Cliff
- Brackenthwaite
- Wood Hall
- Thrispin Gate, Thrispin Head
Other OS name
- Alder Wood
- Anaker Beck, Anaker Bridge
- Bank Hill
- Barrowby Brow
- Bodrum Hill
- Carthick Ford, Carthick Wood
- Chapel Hill
- Clap Gate
- Cliff Ho
- Crompton Whins
- Gill Lane
- Greenfield
- Hazel Head
- Kearby Town
- Leys Lane
- Lund Head
- Marsh Lane
- Moor Lane
- Morcar Hill
- Owl Head Wood
- Silvacres
- Todd Hill
- Whitehead Wood
- Bird Well
- Buttersyke
- Drury Lane, Drury Spring
- Field Ho
- Haggas Villas
- Hill Side
- Holly Bank Ho
- Ingham Gorse
- Low Hall
- North Wood
- St Helen's Well
- High Snape, Low Snape
- Spacey Houses
- Swarth Hill
- Walk Well
- Wareholes Well
- Alder Car Ho
- Beck Ho
- Beeston's Lane
- Ben Lane
- Blaberry Croft
- Bracken Well
- Cliff Bank Ho
- Cliff Ho
- Hall Green Ho
- Hollow Gill
- Horn Bank, Horn Beck
- Kent Ho
- Lambert Wood
- Leyfield Ho
- Maw Hill
- High Moor, Low Moor
- Mawking Hill
- Moor Hill, Moor Side
- Nab Hill
- Newfield Ho
- New York Fm
- Nor Beck
- Rossaw Beck
- Rudding Ho
- Spout Ho
- Spring Ho
- Tatefield Hall
- The Warren
- Woodgate Bridge
- Applegarth Rein
- Banks Ho
- Carlshead Ho
- Carlston Hill
- Cow Wood
- Crackhills Lane
- Devonshire Wood
- High Flush, Low Flush
- Geecroft Lane
- Hazelwood Grange
- Lawn Rein
- Longlands Lane
- Paddock Ho
- Park Lane
- Sand Pit
- Skerry Grange
- Spring Fm, Spring Wood
- Little Alms Cliff
- Bailey's Whins
- The Banks
- Beck Bottom
- Bogridge Fm
- Braythorn
- Briscoe Rigg
- Caps Bridge
- Celler Hill
- Church Lane
- Crag Fm, Crag Ho
- East Beck
- East End
- Gale Lane
- Gillcroft Fm
- Gindhill Lane
- Greenmires Lane
- Hilltop Fm
- Intakes
- Kirka Wood
- Lanshaw Fm
- Ling Cottage
- Low Bank
- Merry Bank Lane
- Moorside Fm
- Napes Hill
- Nat Lane
- Paddock Hole
- Rhodes Bridge
- Round Hill
- Stainburn Bank
- Stainburn Beck
- Stainburn Gill
- Stainburn Moor
- Stanistan Hill
- Turf Moor Lane
- West Beck
- West End
- Woodbottom Fm