English Explanatory Dictionary

Ryton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A place in England:
  2. A hamlet in Dymock parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO7332).
  3. A hamlet in Habton parish, Ryedale district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE7975).
  4. A small village and civil parish (served by Ryton and Grindle Parish Council) in eastern Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ7602).
  5. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear (OS grid ref NZ1564).
  6. A suburb of Bulkington, Nuneaton and Bedworth district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP3987).
  7. A river mostly in Nottinghamshire, which joins the River Idle near Bawtry; in full, the River Ryton.
  8. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Ryton Rytons

Etymology

Generally from Old English ryge + tūn (“farm where rye is grown”), except in North Yorkshire: from the River Rye + Old English tūn.

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