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.

Kellriding

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bentham

Historical Forms

  • Ketelleruding 1245–68 Cockers
  • Ketelridding 1250–68 ib
  • Ketyl(l)ryd(d)yng 1501,1531 ib
  • Kellryddynges 1451 ib

Etymology

Kellriding, Ketelleruding 1245–68 Cockers, Ketelridding 1250–68 ib, Ketyl (l )ryd (d )yng 1501, 1531 ib, Kellryddynges 1451 ib. 'Ketil's clearing', from the ON  pers.n. Ketill and rydding, cf. Kellridding 179supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement