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.

Horridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Stoke Rivers

Historical Forms

  • Horigge 1319 Exon
  • Horugge 1330 SR

Etymology

is Horigge 1319 Exon (p), Horugge 1330SR (p) . The place not being on the parish boundary the first element may be OE  horh , ' dirt, mud . '

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement