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.

Standridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Cranborne

Historical Forms

  • Standridge Cl, Standridge Fd, Standridge Hill 1846 TA
  • Sandridge 1811 OS
  • Stanridge 1869 Hutch3
  • Stanrigge 1236 FF

Etymology

, Standridge Cl , Standridge Fd , Standridge Hill 1846TA , Sandridge 1811 OS,Stanridge 1869 Hutch3, perhaps to be associated with Stanrigge 1236 FF , from stān ' stone ' and hrycg ' ridge ' ; stān may allude to the line of stones ( shown 6 ″ ) marking the par . bdy here .