Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Rugelie 1086 DB

• Rug(g)elega 1155 RBE 1156to1196 P 1244 Cl 1291 MRA

• Ruggeleia 1197 P 1215 et passim

• Rug(g)elea 1192 MRA 1196 P 1345 Ch

• Rugelege 1216 MRA

• Rogelea 1195–98 ib

• Ruggeleya c.1291 Tax

• Ruggel' 1189 MRA 1224 ClR 1259 Ch 1293 QW

• Rug(g)eleh' 1227 Ass

• Rug(g)leg' 1198,1236 Fees 1231 MemR 1276 MRA

• Rug(g)elegh 1225 CoramR 1230 Ch 1340 NI

• Rug(g)ele(e) 1189to1276 MRA 1218 Add c.1230 DbCh 1290 Ch 1293 QW 1316 FA 1347 AngleseyCh

• Ruggeley(e) 1199to1347 FF 1286 For 1301 CoramR 1482 Banco 1327,1332 SR 1338 Pat 1551 Ipm 15th ECP

• Riggele 1311 Pat

• Ryg(g)eley 1389 1478 1540 BM

• Riggelegh 1379 Pat

• Rigeley 1307 GDR 1394 Pat 1562 et freq

• Rydg(e)ley, Ridg(e)ley Eliz ChancP 1562to1624 FF 1571 Pat 1588 Ct 1612 BM 1643 StComm

• Rid(d)g(e)ley als Rug(e)ley 1570 Survey 1584 Comm 1618 FF

• Riddesley 1577 Saxton

• Rugeley 1306,1500 Ipm 1834 O

Etymology

'The woodland glade on a ridge', v. hrycg , lēah (lēage dat. sg.)