Risley may refer to:

Education

Colored Memorial School and Risley High School Colored Memorial School and Risley High School is a historic school complex in Brunswick, Georgia where a Freedmen's School opened in 1870. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 2002. It is located at 1800 Albany ...

, 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 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 the first episodes af ...

(born 1949), American actress and comedian * Bill Risley (born 1967), former MLB pitcher * Elijah Risley (1787–1870), American politician *

Herbert Hope Risley Sir Herbert Hope Risley (4 January 1851 – 30 September 1911) was a British ethnographer and colonial administrator, a member of the Indian Civil Service who conducted extensive studies on the tribes and castes of the Bengal Presidency. He ...

(1851–1911), British ethnographer and colonial administrator * John Risley (born 1948), Canadian businessman *

Michealene Risley Michealene Cristini Risley is a best selling Author, writer, director and human rights activist. She ran for the Americans Elect nomination for President of the United States in 2012. She is currently CEO and Co-Founder of Imbibe Lifestyles, a ...

, American writer, director and human rights activist *

Thomas Risley Reverend Thomas Risley (27 August 1630 – 1716) was an English Presbyterian minister, founder of the Thomas Risley Chapel. Early life Thomas Risley was born on 27 August 1630, the second son of Thomas Risley and Thomasin Lathon Risley and chr ...

(1630–1716), English clergyman *

Todd Risley Todd Robert Risley (September 8, 1937 – November 2, 2007) was an American psychologist. He is credited with helping to create the field of applied behavior analysis, and has been described as a "pioneer" in this field. He is known for the study ...

(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 the Borough of Erewash in Derbyshire, England. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 711. It is four miles south of Ilkeston. It is midway between Derby and Nottingham and is nea ...

, 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, operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. History Risley opened as a remand centre for male and female inmates in 1964. A category C ...

, a prison in the district *

Risley Township, Marion County, Kansas Risley Township is a township in Marion County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 207, not including the city of Hillsboro. Geography Risley Township covers an area of . Cities and towns The township c ...

, United States

Other uses

Risley (circus act) A Risley or Risley act (also antipode or antipodism) is any circus acrobalance posture where the base person is lying supine, supporting one or more flyers with hands, feet and/or other parts of the body; spinning a person or object using only ...

, a form of acrobalance *

Risley Hall, Derbyshire Risley Hall is a country house used as a hotel set in of private landscaped grounds in the Derbyshire countryside, near the village of Risley, England. It has 35 bedrooms, function rooms and caters for weddings, which take place in the 16th-c ...

, a hotel and spa *

Risley Moss Risley Moss is an area of peat bog situated near Birchwood, Cheshire, 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 f ...

, 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 S ...

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

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