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.

Riddings

Early-attested site in the Parish of Threlkeld

Historical Forms

  • Redinges, Rydins' 1279 Ass
  • Riddings 1574 ElizKes

Etymology

v. hryding .