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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.

Ridgway

Early-attested site in the Parish of Stockport

Historical Forms

  • Ridgway 1849 TA
  • (le) Rugwey 1286 Court
  • Rugweye 1289 17 ib
  • Rugway 1294 Earw
  • Ruggewey 1290 Court 1341,1380 Eyre
  • Ruggeway 1341 ib
  • le Ruggeway 1350 ib
  • þe Riggewey 1345 ib
  • þe Riggeweye, þe Riggewaye 1408 Orm2 (p), ChRR (p)
  • le Ryggeway 1382 Eyre

Etymology

Ridgway (f.n.), Ridgway 1849TA , (le ) Rugwey 1286 Court (p), Rugweye 1289 (17) ib (p), Rugway 1294 Earw (p), Ruggewey 1290 Court (p), 1341, 1380Eyre , Ruggeway 1341ib , le Ruggeway 1350ib (p), þe Riggewey 1345ib , þe Riggeweye , þe Riggewaye 1408 Orm2 (p), ChRR (p) (lit. Biggewaye ), le Ryggeway 1382Eyre (p), 'the ridgeway', v. hrycg , weg ; alluding to a road over Werneth Low 304infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name