Ryal or Ryall is a village and former

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

about 13 miles from

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, now in the parish of

Matfen Matfen is a village and a civil parish in Northumberland, England, near the town of Hexham and the city of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is an example of a 19th-century planned estate village. It was the birthplace of the 7th Premier of British Colum ...

, in the county of

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, England. In 1951 the parish had a population of 41. The village now has 2 farms, 6 cottages and a church called

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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 Riall is a given name and a surname. The surname may derive from Ryal in Northumberland, England. People with that name include: * Lucy Riall (active from 2004), British historian * Phineas Riall (1775-1850), British general * Tom Riall (born 196 ...

, Royl,

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Royall Royall may refer to: ;Surname * Isaac Royall, Jr. (1719–1781), American landowner, gave land for Harvard Law School * Anne Royall (1769–1854), travel writer and newspaper editor * William B. Royall (1825–1895), US Army general * J. Powell ...

Royle Royle is a surname. The surname may derive from Ryal, Northumberland, Ryal in Northumberland, England. People: * Amanda Royle (born 1962), English actress, second daughter of Derek Royle * Adrian Royle (born 1959), retired English long distance r ...

, Ryle, Ryles and Rymill. Ryall was formerly a

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Stamfordham Stamfordham is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2001 Census was 1,047, rising to 1,185 at the 2011 Census. The place-name ''Stamfordham'' is first attested in the Pipe Rolls for ...

parish, from 1866 Ryal was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1955 to form Matfen.

References

Villages in Northumberland Former civil parishes in Northumberland Matfen {{Northumberland-geo-stub