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.

Rye Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Bere Regis

Historical Forms

  • Riehill 1597 PlR
  • Ryehill 1719 Hutch3

Etymology

, 1811 OS , Riehill 1597 PlR, Ryehill 1719 Hutch3 , v. ryge , hyll .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement