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.

Rigg Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Fletching

Historical Forms

  • Larigge 1202 Cur
  • boscum de la Rugge 1206 FF
  • Ruggewode 1419 SAC64

Etymology

Rigg Wood (6″) is Larigge 1202 Cur, boscum de la Rugge 1206 FF, Ruggewode 1419 SAC 64. v. hrycg .