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.

Townridden

Other OS name in the Parish of Marwood

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is so spelt 1830Recov . As this is just outside the village ( v. tun ) , it probably means ' village clearing , ' v. hryding .