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.

Rushup

Early-attested site in the Parish of Chapel en le Frith

Historical Forms

  • Rishop Hy3 For
  • Rissop 1282 Orig 1283 Pat
  • Russhope 1574,1576 Lanc
  • Rushoppe 1631 Portland

Etymology

Rushup, Rishop Hy 3For , Rissop 1282 Orig, 1283 Pat, Russhope 1574, 1576 Lanc, Rushoppe 1631Portland . 'Valley where rushes grow', v. risc , hop 1 .