Rigmaden Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Kirkby Lonsdale
Historical Forms
- Rigmaddin 1610 Kendii,424
- Rigmaden 1647 WilsonL 1656 PR(KL) 1865 OS
Etymology
Rigmaden Fm, Rig (g )maiden , Ryg (g )maiden , Ryggemaiden , Rig (g )mayden 1255 LaInq, 1292Ass 19, 1301, 1344 Kend i, 138, 1316FF , 1345 Cl, Ipmet passim to 1738Rent 1, Rigmaddin 1610 Kend ii, 424, Rigmaden 1647 WilsonL, 1656 PR(KL)et freq to 1865 OS. 'The maiden's ridge', v. hryggr , mægden . This p.n. is an inversion-compound, a Celtic (Irish) type of composition introduced into NW England from Ireland by Norwegian Vikings (cf. Ekwall, ScandsCelts 13 ff); several other examples like Wath Sutton, Satearngrim , Crosscrake, Rigg Brunild , Brigsteer, CrossDormant, etc. (i, 57, 62, 99, 109, ii, 210, etc.) occur in We (v. Introd.).
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Barbon Beck
- Barbondale
- Barbon High & Low Fell
- Aygill
- Holmes
- Howerigg
- Lowfields
- Mire Hole
- Nonslope Moss
- Pencil Brow
- Pennypot Well
- Postern Hill
- Roanrigg Beck
- Scaleber Lane
- Stonedross Lane
- Thornpot Well
- Town End
- Watery Lane
- Whiskey Gill
- Bellgate
- Bindloss
- Gale Beck, Gale Garth
- Gate Heads & Ho
- Gildard Hill
- Grey Scar
- Grove Gill
- Hellot Scales Barn
- Hoggs Hills
- Kirfit Hall
- Laitha Lane
- Langthwaite Gill
- Newlands
- Old Gowrey
- Ridding Wood
- Standing Stone
- Wandales Barn & Lane
- Birchfield
- Blakeberry
- Bridge End
- Downgill
- Dry-, Beck Hill
- Ellershaw Crag & Moss
- Firbank Fell & Fellside
- Gill
- Goodies
- Green Dykes
- Harthill
- Hawkrigg
- High Ho
- Hill Top
- Howgill Gill
- Tarnclose Bridge
- Whinny Haw
- Clough Wood
- Low Ho
- Moor End
- Newbiggin Crags & Old Hall
- Pegbank Lane
- Pickle
- Ploverlands
- Potslacks
- Rakes
- Shortbutts Lane
- Spital Bridge
- Uberash Plain
- Aikrigg
- Barn Wood
- Beck Ho
- Beckside
- Bowersike
- Broad Raine Mill
- Burns Beck
- Cowby Gill & Wood
- Hodgson's Hill
- Killington Hall
- Kirkbank
- Light Oaks
- The Loups
- Mutton Hall
- New & Old Park, Park Hill
- Priestfield Beck
- Ridding Gill & Wood
- Rowantree Ho
- Springs Gill
- Stone Park
- Tarneybank Tarn, Tarn Moss
- Three Mile Ho
- Wakebarrow Peat Moss
- Winster's Hole
- Cockpit Hill
- Fell Side
- Fleet
- Gallowber Lane
- Green Wood
- Hawes Wood
- High Park
- Hill Top
- Hollin Hall
- Hop Ho
- Hot Ridding
- Hotts Hill
- Hyning Wood
- Kirkby Lonsdale Bridge
- Longbarn
- Lunefield
- Mill Ayre
- Mooryeat
- Oldearth
- Pellsyeat
- Raygarth Lane
- Robraine
- Sandybeds Hole
- Stoneriggs Wood
- Tarn Hill & Wood
- Terret Hill
- Terrybank Tarn
- Timriggs
- Tosca
- Trowlair Island
- Windyhill Plant
- Wood End
- Aikrigg Green
- Beckside
- Borrens
- Boxtree
- Cardoven Wood
- Carlingwha
- Cornthwaite
- Cowbrow
- Crabtree
- Cragmire Plant
- Fell End
- Fell Ho
- Foulstone
- Green Hill
- Green Lane, Greenlane End
- Greenside
- Pantend
- Pike Haw
- Scale Gill
- Scout Hill
- Tarnhouse Tarn
- Thompson Fold
- Bank Ho
- Beckfoot
- Beck Gate
- Beckside Ho
- Birka Bank
- Blindbeck Bridge
- Castle Knott
- Crag Hill
- Ellers
- Fell Ho
- Field Barn
- Hodge Bridge
- Holmes Hill
- Kendal Ford
- Low Force
- Moorthwaite
- Bonefield Bank
- Brownthwaite
- Bullpot, Bull Pot of the Witches
- Casterton Fell & Hall
- High Casterton
- Chapel Ho
- Collier's Lane
- Cowpot
- Cragg Ho
- Drygill
- Easegill
- Fawcett Well
- Fellfoot Rd, Fell Rd, Fell Yeat
- Mill Gill & Hill
- Norwood Fm
- Peslick's Knott
- Smithy Ho
- Town End
- Well Lane
- Whittle Hole
- Beck Foot
- Crook of Lune Bridge
- Dillicar Common & Knott
- Dryfold
- Fleetholme
- Graining Field
- Highgill
- High & Low Park
- Knott Hall
- Lowgill
- Nether Ho
- Pool Ho
- Scufton Ho
- Black Hill
- Bowers
- Davy Bank, Davybank Mill
- Knotts
- Lakethwaite
- The Leap
- Master Knott
- Moors
- Moss Foot
- New Field
- Oakbank
- Owshaw
- Party Haw
- Shackla Bank
- Smathorn Hill
- Stocks
- Waterside
- Woodhead
- Badger Gate
- Birkber
- Blasterfoot Gap
- Buttle Ho
- Cockshot Hill
- Croftends Wood
- Cuckoo Rocking Chair
- Fishery Fm
- Gale Barn
- Gaskell Ho
- Hanging Scar
- Highheads Wood
- Hutton Roof Crags & Park
- Kelker Well
- Kilner Foot
- Kirkgate Little Ho
- Lea Bank
- Longfield Tarn
- Mill Lane
- Moota Wood
- Obinhole Wood
- Drybeck
- Ecclerigg Hall
- Farthing Holme Dub
- Fellclose Wood
- Gilhouse Stile
- Grassrigg
- Greaves Wood
- Greenham Moss, Greenholme
- Green Park Hill
- Halbeck, Hall Beck
- Harprigg
- Horseclose Wood
- White Hall
- Yeat Flatts
- Belle Vue
- High & Low Biggins
- Binford Well
- Brant Howe
- Catholes
- Kirkby Moor
- Longfield Barn
- Scar Brow
- Birkrigg Hill
- Hobby Wood
- Hornsbarrow
- Hunger Hills
- Icornshaw
- Kitridding
- Lupton Beck & Hall
- Lupton High
- Lupton Row
- Bank Hill
- Beck Head
- Belle Vue
- Bleabeck Bridge
- Blease Hill
- Carfoot Lodge
- Carradus Wood
- Chapel Hill
- Egholme Peat Moss
- Fusethwaite
- Gale Wood
- Gill Foot
- Talebrig Hill
- Woodside
- Bethom Croft Gill
- Brackenbreast Plant
- Brow Gill
- Cartsaddle Hill
- Gawklands
- Lead Gill
- Lord's Dub, Lord's Dub Loups
- Luge Gill
- Middleton Fell
- Millbeck, Mill Ho
- Northdale Gill
- Noughtberry Moor
- Otter Wood
- Raismoor
- Ridding Beck
- Smallthorp
- Smithy Beck
- Southdale Gill
- Sowermire
- Stockdale Beck
- Thirnbeck Gill
- Thorn Moor
- Three Little Boys
- Toss Beck
- Treasonfield
- Turney Bank
- Wadeson's Slack
- Waterside
- Waters Meeting
- Wycraft Gill
- Tinkler Bank
- Green Bank
- Greenfield
- Hawkrigg
- Heights
- Hollins
- Holme
- Holme Ho
- Horse Grass(lost)
- Mansergh Hall & High
- Millholme
- Mireside
- Nether Hall
- Park Wood
- Rigg Brown
- Shawrigg Hill, Shaw Well
- Terry Bank
- Abbey Beck, Bridge & Fm
- Applegarth
- Ashdale Gill
- Bainsbank
- Barkin Top
- Barwick Hall
- Beckside Hall
- Berryby Fold Hill
- Between Gates Lane
- Brigflatts Moss
- Calf, Calf Top
- Catkirk
- Charleybank Plant
- Cowen Plant
- Devil's Crag
- Ellerigg Lane
- Ellers
- Eskholme
- Fellside
- Frith Plant
- Glede Gill
- Green Maws
- Grimeshill Park
- Hawking Ford & Hall
- Heartside Plant
- High Green
- Hodgehill Wood
- Hollins
- Holme Ford & Knott
- How Gill
- Jordan Lane & Wood
- Long Bank
- Sorrowsyke Lane
- Wrestle Gill
Early-attested site
- Barkin, Barkin Beck
- Blease Hill
- Marthwaite
- St Columb's Chapel & Well
- Cowperthwaite
- High Bendrigg
- Capplethwaite Hall
- Stangerthwaite
- Whelprigg
- Crowther Bridge
- Grasslick
- Mealrigg
- Newbiggin
- Sealford
- Spital
- Wind Yeats
- The Biggins
- Deans Biggin
- Kearstwick
- Tearnside Hall
- Underley Hall
- Keldrigg
- Lawfit
- Old Town
- Stangana, Stangana Moss
- Great Swarther
- Wyden
- Aikey
- Egholme Hall
- Fleshbeck
- Hazel Rigg
- Borrens
- Holme
- Ullathorns