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.

Riley

Other OS name in the Parish of Hennock

Historical Forms

  • Rilega 1177 P
  • Rilegh 1238 Ass 1330 SR

Etymology

is Rilega 1177 P, Rilegh 1238Ass (p), 1330SR (p) . ' Rye clearing , ' v. leah .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement