English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Dundridge (Fm)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Aston Clinton

Historical Forms

  • Dunrege 1202 Fines
  • Dunrugge 1227 Ass 1285 Ipm 1320 Cl
  • Dunregge 1241 Ass 1250 Fees
  • Dunrich 1247 Ass
  • Dunrugh, Dunrigh 1250 Fees
  • Dunruge 1262 Ass 1276 RH
  • Dounregg 1298 Pat
  • Donrigg 1302 Ch
  • Donrygge 1399 Pat
  • Dounrigg 1400 Pat
  • Dunriche 1544 L.ii.96
  • Dunrigge 1544 L.ii.474

Etymology

v. dun , hrycg . The dun here probably describes open hill country, so that the whole name would mean 'bare ridge.'