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.

The Ridge and Ridge Hall

Other OS name in the Parish of Chapel en le Frith

Historical Forms

  • Rugge Hy3 For
  • Rug' 1285 ib
  • Rugge 1343 Cor
  • Rigge Ed4 DuLa
  • Ridge Hy8 ib
  • Ridge Hall 1577 Saxton

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) , Rugge Hy 3For (p), Rug '1285 ib, Rugge 1343Cor (p), Rigge Ed 4DuLa , Ridge Hy 8 ib, Ridge Hall 1577 Saxton , v. hrycg , hryggr .