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.

Riddy Shott

Other OS name in the Parish of Hitchin

Historical Forms

  • le Rydy 1556 AOMB
  • Riddy Shot 1818 Trinity

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is le Rydy 1556AOMB ,Riddy Shot 1818Trinity . From OE  riþig , ' stream , ' and sceat .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement