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.

Ryelands Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Elmley Lovett

Historical Forms

  • Middil Rilande 1524 LP

Etymology

This is clearly a plural of 'rye-land,' i.e. where such is grown (v. ryge , lond ).