Ryton

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Ryton (countable and uncountable, plural Rytons)

  1. A place in England:
    1. A hamlet in Dymock parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO7332). [1]
    2. A hamlet in Habton parish, Ryedale district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE7975).
    3. A small village and civil parish (served by Ryton and Grindle Parish Council) in eastern Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ7602). [2]
    4. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear (OS grid ref NZ1564).
    5. A suburb of Bulkington, Nuneaton and Bedworth district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP3987).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

References
  1. OS: Gloucestershire
  2. Parish map, Shropshire
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