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).
   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).
   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).
   6. The River Ryton, a river mostly in Nottinghamshire, which joins the River Idle near Bawtry.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.