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.^[1] The village now has 2 farms, 6 cottages^[2] and a church called All Saints' Church.^[3]

All Saints' Church

Ryal
Ryal Location within Northumberland
Civil parish	Matfen
Unitary authority	Northumberland
Shire county	Northumberland
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
List of places UK England Northumberland 55.062797°N 1.9774088°W / 55.062797; -1.9774088

History

The name "Ryal" means 'Rye hill'.^[4] Ryal was recorded as "Ryhill" in 1242 and "Ryel" in 1256. The village is one of the possible sources of the surnames Ryal,^[5] Ryall,^[6] Rahill,^[7] Rayhill,^[8] Reihill,^[9] Riall,^[10] Royl,^[11] Royal,^[12] Royall,^[13] Royle,^[14] Ryle,^[15] Ryles^[16] and Rymill.^[17] Ryall was formerly a township in Stamfordham parish,^[18] from 1866 Ryal was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1955 to form Matfen.^[19]

References

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5. "Last name: Ryal". SurnameDB. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
6. "Last name: Ryall". SurnameDB. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
7. "Last name: Rahill". SurnameDB. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
8. "Last name: Rayhill". SurnameDB. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
9. "Last name: Reihill". SurnameDB. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
10. "Last name: Riall". SurnameDB. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
11. "Last name: Royl". SurnameDB. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
12. "Last name: Royal". SurnameDB. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
13. "Last name: Royall". SurnameDB. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
14. "Last name: Royle". SurnameDB. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
15. "Last name: Ryle". SurnameDB. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
16. "Last name: Ryles". SurnameDB. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
17. "Last name: Rymill". SurnameDB. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
18. "History of Ryal, in Castle Morpeth and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
19. "Relationships and changes Ryal Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.