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.

Riding Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Castleton

Historical Forms

  • Rydyngs 1547 Bemrose
  • Rough Riding 1802 SaleCat

Etymology

, Rydyngs 1547Bemrose , Rough Riding 1802SaleCat , cf. Rourydingfeld 1384ShefMD , the Narr Rideinge 1659ShefJC , v. rūh , rydding .