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.

Bailey Ridding

Early-attested site in the Parish of Gawsworth

Historical Forms

  • bayllysrudyng' 1363 ChFor
  • Rydeing 1584 Dav
  • Baylie Ridding 1638 Sheaf

Etymology

Bailey Ridding, bayllysrudyng '1363ChFor , Rydeing 1584Dav , Baylie Ridding 1638 Sheaf, 'bailiff's clearing', v. baillie , ryding , named from the bailiffs of Macclesfield, cf. Moss Terrace infra , Baillebut 124infra .