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.

North Riding of Yorkshire

Volume edited by : A. H. Smith 1928

Historical Forms

  • on Eoferwicscire 1055–64 Thorpe 1066–9 ib
  • Eboracensisira 1061–5 YCh11
  • Eboracensisc(h)ira 1089–95 RegAlbi.62 12 ib
  • Euroicsira 1066–90 PatR 1433
  • Euruicscire, Eurewicscire 1086 DB
  • le Counte d'Everwyk c.1416,1456 Fount
  • the Counte of Yorke 1456,1538 Fount
  • Yorkshire 1577 Saxton 1610 Speed
  • Nort Treding 1086 DB
  • Nortrithing' 1198 Fees 1233 Cl
  • Nortriding 1235,1237 Cl
  • Northrithing' 1240 Lib 1279–81 QW
  • Nordriding' 1235–6 Fees
  • (Weststriding et) Nortstriding 1287 Ebor
  • Northridding(e) 1285 KI 1296 YI

Etymology

The etymology of the name is OE , ON  norð , 'north,' and ON  þriðjungr 'third part,' late OE  þriðing . On the form of the second element v. IPN 109 ff. For the origin of the Riding name v. Introduction xiv, xxii.