Ryal, Northumberland
Ryal or Ryall is a village and former civil parish about 13 miles from Hexham, now in the parish of Matfen, in the county of Northumberland, England. In 1951 the parish had a population of 41. The village now has 2 farms, 6 cottages and a church called All Saints' Church.
History
The name "Ryal" means 'Rye hill'. Ryal was recorded as "Ryhill" in 1242 and "Ryel" in 1256. The village is one of the possible sources of the surnames Ryal, Ryall, Rahill, Rayhill, Reihill, Riall, Royl, Royal, Royall, Royle, Ryle, Ryles and Rymill. Ryall was formerly a township in Stamfordham parish, from 1866 Ryal was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1955 to form Matfen.
References
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- ^ "Last name: Ryall". SurnameDB. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Last name: Rahill". SurnameDB. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Last name: Rayhill". SurnameDB. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Last name: Reihill". SurnameDB. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Last name: Riall". SurnameDB. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Last name: Royl". SurnameDB. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Last name: Royal". SurnameDB. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Last name: Royall". SurnameDB. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Last name: Royle". SurnameDB. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Last name: Ryle". SurnameDB. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Last name: Ryles". SurnameDB. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Last name: Rymill". SurnameDB. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
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