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.

Wildriggs

Other OS name in the Parish of Penrith

Historical Forms

  • Wildridges 1567 ADvi
  • Widrigg, Weldrigg 1619 ExchKR
  • Wildriggs 1716 Devonshire

Etymology

is Wildridges 1567 AD vi, Widrigg , Weldrigg 1619ExchKR , Wildriggs 1716Devonshire . v. hrycg .