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.

Greenrigg

Early-attested site in the Parish of Westward

Historical Forms

  • Grenrig 1285 For
  • Greenrig 1729 CW(OS)xiii

Etymology

Cf. Greenrigge closes 1578Cocker and v. hrycg .