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.

Ridings

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hurley

Historical Forms

  • la Rudyng 1292–3 Hurley
  • La Rudinge Ed2 ib

Etymology

Ridings, 1843TA , la Rudyng 1292–3 Hurley, La Rudinge Ed 2 ib, from ryding 'clearing'.