Rivar
Early-attested site in the Parish of Shalbourne
Historical Forms
- (on tha) yfre 931 BCS677
- Ryver 1609 Recov
Etymology
Rivar [rɑivə] is (on tha ) yfre 931 BCS 677, Ryver 1609Recov , Ryever 1773 A and D. yfer , 'slope,' infra 450, the modern form going back to ME at ther evre (ivre ) as in River (PN Sx 123) and River Hill in Binstead (Ha), la Uvere 1298For , del Evre 1375 ib. (p). Rivar lies just below a very steep hill-side.