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.

Raleigh

Other OS name in the Parish of Northam

Historical Forms

  • Rylegh 1333 SR
  • Ryley 1695 Recov

Etymology

is Rylegh 1333SR (p), Ryley 1695Recov . Probably ' rye clearing , ' v. leah , the modern form being corrupted through the influence of the well - known Devon surname .