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.

Warridge Lodge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Grafton Manor

Historical Forms

  • Worug(g)e 1276 RH 1293 FF 1300 Pat

Etymology

The hill here is of irregular outline, and the name is probably a compound of OE  woh and hrycg, hence 'crooked ridge.'

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement