What does "reeth" mean?

A village in Reeth, Fremington and Healaugh parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE0399).

What is a synonym for "reeth"?

Common synonyms include: beck, beck, bourn, brooklet, brooklet, burn.

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A village in Reeth, Fremington and Healaugh parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE0399).

Possibly from Old English rīþ (“[place at] the stream”). Recorded in the Domesday Book as Rie and in 1184 as Rithe.

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