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.

Hundridge (Fms)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Chesham

Historical Forms

  • Hunderugg' 1199 Cur 1303 Ch
  • Hundrigge 1200 Cur
  • Hundrugge 1284 FA
  • Hunderigg 1476 IpmR

Etymology

Either OE  hunda-hrycg , 'hounds' ridge,' or Hundan-hrycg , 'Hunda's ridge,' the pers. name Hunda being apparently found in OE Hundan-denu (BCS 1213). v. hrycg .