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.

Riddings

Early-attested site in the Parish of Skipton

Historical Forms

  • Rydinges 1257 Ch
  • Ridding(g)es 1287 BltComp8 1293 QW 1558 WillY
  • Boulton Riddinges 1294 BltComp23d
  • Riddynge Moore 1540 MinAcct

Etymology

Riddings, Rydinges 1257 Ch, Ridding (g )es 1287BltComp 8, 1293 QW, 1558 WillY, Boulton Riddinges 1294BltComp 23d, Riddynge Moore 1540MinAcct . 'The clearings', v. rydding .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name