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Survey of English Place-Names

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Storridge Hill & Storridge Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Chardstock

Historical Forms

  • Storyge 1537 Digby
  • Storidge Hill 1839 TA

Etymology

, Storyge 1537Digby , Storidge Hill 1839TA , probably ' stone ridge ' from stān , hrycg , cf. the many quarries and a limekiln marked 6 ″ .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement