Riffa Beck, Riffa Fm, Riffa Wood
Early-attested site in the Parish of Leathley
Historical Forms
- Reufhahestanes iuxta Crauenegate e.13 Font
- Riffowe 1520 FF
- Riffey 1768 LdsM
- Riffa 1716,1777 Glebe
- Riffa Beck, Riffa Wood 1848 TA89
Etymology
Riffa Beck, Riffa Fm, Riffa Wood, probably identical with Reufhahestanes iuxta Crauenegate e. 13 Font, Riffowe 1520 FF, Riffey 1768 LdsM, Riffa 1716, 1777Glebe , Riffa Beck , Riffa Wood 1848TA 89. Probably 'fox hill', v. refr , haugr , cf. Reevy iii, 9supra . Reufhahestanes was probably further north on Stainburn Moor near the head of West Beck (which becomes Riffa Beck downstream). On Crauenegate cf. 37supra .
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Badger Lane
- Chapel Hill
- Hannam's Hill
- Riffa Ho
- West Holme
- White Ho
- Barks Hill
- Becklands Turn
- Crosby Close
- Ellers
- Fishpool
- Flatts Fm
- Hartmires
- Hilltop Fm
- Hold Gills
- Hugman Bank
- Leafield
- Leathley Bridge
- Leathley Field
- Leathley Hall, Leathley Mill
- Leathley Moor
- Little London
- Low End
- Maple Beck
- North Field
- Oliver Wood
- Rooley Well
- Rotherford
- Scale Hill
- Street Close
- Stripes
- Wheat Croft
- Willow Garth