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.

Rigsford

Early-attested site in the Parish of Warbleton

Historical Forms

  • Wrygforde 1553 Ct
  • Wrigford 1608 Ct

Etymology

Rigsford (6″) is Wrygforde 1553Ct , Wrigford 1608Ct . This must contain the rare wrig , a dialect term for the willow-tree, recorded from Berkshire (v. NED s. v .).