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.

Risaw

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ripon

Historical Forms

  • (bosco de) Rishou 13 Ripi
  • Rysowe 1479 Ripiii
  • Risco 1512 ib
  • Rysey more 1579,1589 MinAcct
  • Rysey wood 1579 ib

Etymology

Risaw, (bosco de ) Rishou 13 Rip i, Rysowe 1479 Rip iii, Risco 1512 ib, Rysey more 1579, 1589MinAcct , Rysey wood 1579 ib. 'Hill overgrown with brushwood', v. hrīs , haugr or hōh .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site