Riddles Down
Early-attested site in the Parish of Coulsdon
Historical Forms
- North Ridle 1422 SACvi
- Riddeleys, Northriddeley 1461 Chertsey
- Riddles Downs 1765 R
- Ridley or Riddles Down 1809 MandB
Etymology
Riddles Down is Ridelesdoune 1331, Redele 1338ChertseyReg , North Ridle 1422 SAC vi, Riddeleys , Northriddeley 1461Chertsey , Riddles Downs 1765 R, Ridley or Riddles Down 1809 M and B.This is probably a compound of ME ridde and leah. Hence 'cleared woodland.' There are bare chalk downs here.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Boxers Wood
- Ditches Shaw and Lane
- Farthing or Fairdean Downs
- Garston Hall
- Hooley
- Kenley
- Little Roke
- Smithambottom
- Taunton
- Waddington
Other OS name
- Bleakfield Shaw
- Bradmore Green
- Coxley Plane
- Devilsden Wood
- Foxley
- Hartley Fm
- Homefield Ho
- In Wood
- Marlfield Shaw
- New Hill
- Newland Cottages
- Outwood
- Portnalls
- Postern Wood
- Reedham
- Rydon's Wood
- Shard Hill
- Shunaway Plantation
- Southfield Shaw
- Sparklie Wood
- Stoatsnest Fm
- Stonyfield Shaw
- Waterhouse Fm
- Welcomes Fm
- Weston Wood
- Woodplace Fm