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.

Rid ( s )

Field in the Parish of Taxal

Historical Forms

  • 1844 TA

Etymology

Rid(s)(cf. New Ridd 1611, v. ryde'a clearing', cf. New Rid 180 infra)