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.

Ridgeway Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Repton

Historical Forms

  • Ruggeweye 1325 DbAix
  • Ridgewaye 1615 WF

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) , Ruggeweye 1325 DbA ix, Ridgewaye 1615WF , v. hrycg , weg .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement