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Survey of English Place-Names

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Ridd Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Stockport

Historical Forms

  • Ridd 1839 TA
  • Slade Wood 1831 Bry

Etymology

, Ridd 1839TA , Slade Wood 1831 Bry , v. ryde ' cleared land ' , slæd ' a valley ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name