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.

Stockridings

Early-attested site in the Parish of Capel

Historical Forms

  • Stockriden 1749 B 1823 G
  • Stock Riding 1838 TA

Etymology

Stockridings (6″) is Stockriden 1749 B, 1823 G, Stock Riding 1838TA . A similar name is found in other parishes (v. Index) and is not uncommon in modern field-names. The reference is probably to land which has been cleared of trees, leaving only stumps or stubs, v. infra 364–5.