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.

Risplith

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ripon

Historical Forms

  • Respleth 1490 Ipm 1549 Ripiii
  • Resplith(e) 1608,1624 FF 1638 WillY
  • Risplethe 1587 ib

Etymology

Risplith, Respleth 1490 Ipm, 1549 Rip iii, Resplith (e )1608, 1624 FF, 1638 WillY, Risplethe 1587 ib. 'Slope overgrown with brushwood', v. rispe , hlið , cf. Resphill 71supra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site