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.

Ridgeway

Other OS name in the Parish of Plympton St Mary

Historical Forms

  • Ryggeweystrete 1281 Ass
  • Ryggeweye juxta Plympton 1302 Ass

Etymology

is Ryggeweystrete 1281Ass , Ryggeweye juxta Plympton 1302Ass . The ridgeway is the main Exeter - Plymouth road .