Risley may refer to:

Education

* Colored Memorial School and Risley High School, Brunswick, Georgia, U.S. * John Risley Hall, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada *

Risley Residential College Prudence Risley Residential College for the Creative and Performing Arts, commonly known as Risley Residential College, Risley Hall, or just Risley, is a program house (themed residence hall) at Cornell University. Unlike most other dormitories o ...

, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, U.S.

People

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Ann Risley Anna F. "Ann" Risley (born September 30, 1949, Madison, Wisconsin) is a retired American actress and comedian. She was a cast member of the TV series ''Saturday Night Live'' for the 12 episodes of the 1980–1981 season. These 12 broadcasts were t ...

(born 1949), American actress and comedian *

Bill Risley William Charles Risley (born May 29, 1967), is a former professional pitcher in Major League Baseball from – with the Montreal Expos, Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays. Career Risley graduated from Marist High School (Chicago, Illinois), M ...

(born 1967), former MLB pitcher * Elijah Risley (1787–1870), American politician * Herbert Hope Risley (1851–1911), British ethnographer and colonial administrator *

John Risley John Carter Risley (born April 26, 1948) is a Canadian billionaire businessman with interests in fisheries, food supplements, and communications. He is the co-founder of Clearwater Seafoods. Early life and career Risley was born on April 26, 19 ...

(born 1948), Canadian businessman * Michealene Risley, American writer, director and human rights activist * Thomas Risley (1630–1716), English clergyman * Todd Risley (1937–2007), American psychologist * Walt Risley (died 1971), American football, basketball and baseball coach * Richard Risley (before 1615–1648), Puritan settler

Places

Risley, Derbyshire Risley is a small village and parish in Erewash in the English county of Derbyshire. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 711. It is just over four miles south of Ilkeston. Sandiacre is adjacent to the east. It is almos ...

, England *

Risley, Warrington Risley is a district in the northeast corner of Warrington, in the Warrington district, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, it lies south of Culcheth and is historically pa ...

, Cheshire, England **

HM Prison Risley HM Prison Risley is a Category C men's prison, located in the Risley area of Warrington, Cheshire, England. The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. History Risley opened as a remand centre for male and female inmates in 1964 ...

, a prison in the district *

Risley Township, Marion County, Kansas Risley Township is a township in Marion County, Kansas Marion County (standard abbreviation: MN) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Marion and its most populous city is Hillsboro. As of the 2020 census, ...

, United States

Other uses

* Risley (circus act), a form of acrobalance * Risley Hall, Derbyshire, a hotel and spa *

Risley Moss Risley Moss is an area of peat bog situated near Birchwood in Warrington, England. It is a country park, Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Local Nature Reserve. It covers an area of and is one of the last remaining fragments of the ra ...

, an area of peat bog in England *

ROF Risley ROF Risley, (Filling Factory No.6) was a large World War II Royal Ordnance Factory filling munitions, including the Grand Slam bomb, in the UK. It is located roughly halfway between Liverpool and Manchester. World War II With the advent of the Se ...

, a former munitions factory near Warrington, England * ''Samuel Risley''-class icebreaker, a class of Canadian icebreakers

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