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Rye Water Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Holnest

Historical Forms

  • Dry Water (sic) 1811 OS
  • Estrye, Westrye brydge 16 Shepherd2
  • rie bridge 1569–74 Map

Etymology

, 1845TA , Dry Water (sic)1811 OS, probably to be associated withEstrye , Westrye brydge 16Shepherd 2, rie bridge 1569–74Map ; Rye may be from atter ' (place) at the ' and īeg ' island , land partly surrounded by water , dry ground in marsh , well - watered land ' , with ēast , west ; the farm lies in a bend of R . Cam , to which Rye Water no doubt refers , v. wæter , cf. also the nearby Rye Close Fm in Folke par . supra .