Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• High Ridge 1831 Bry

• Ridge 1840 TA

• Low Ridge 1831 Bry

• Little Ridge 1840 TA

• Lower Over Edge 1842 OS

• Over Ridge 1831 Bry

• Upper Edge 1842 OS

• High Ridge, Low Ridge, & Over Ridge 1831 Bry

• Ridge, Little Ridge 1840 TA

• Lower Over Edge, Upper Edge 1842 OS

Etymology

( High Ridge 1831 Bry, Ridge 1840TA ) ( Low Ridge 1831 Bry, Little Ridge 1840TA , Lower Over Edge 1842 OS ) ( Over Ridge 1831 Bry, Upper Edge 1842 OS),are respectively High Ridge , Low Ridge , & Over Ridge 1831 Bry; the first two are Ridge , Little Ridge 1840TA ; the lasttwo are Lower Over Edge , Upper Edge 1842 OS ; from hrycg ' a ridge ' . The later forms have ecg ' an edge ' by metanalysis .