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 Alfreton

Historical Forms

  • Rid(d)inges, Rid(d)ynges, Ryd(d)yng(e)s 1258 Ass 1296 FF 1318 Pat 1330 Ass 1375 Cor 1458 IpmR 1459 Cl
  • Reddinges 1597 Middleton

Etymology

Riddings, Rid (d )inges , Rid (d )ynges , Ryd (d )yng (e )s 1258Ass , 1296 FF, 1318 Pat, 1330Ass , 1375Cor , 1458 IpmR, 1459 Cl, Reddinges 1597Middleton . 'The clearings', v. rydding .