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.

Euridge Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Colerne

Historical Forms

  • Ewerigga 1156 RegMalm
  • Ywerigge 1248 ib
  • Iwerugge c.1250 Rental
  • Iwerigge 1288 RegMalm

Etymology

Euridge Fm (6″) is Ewerigga 1156 RegMalm, Ywerigge 1248 ib., Iwerugge c. 1250Rental , Iwerigge 1288 RegMalm. 'Yew-tree ridge,' v. iw , hrycg . “At Euridge they (i.e. yews) also grow indifferently plentiful” (Aubrey NH 55).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement