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Riding Fields

Other OS name in the Parish of Beverley

Historical Forms

  • (le) Riding, (le) Ryding 1274 Ebor 1308 BevAct 1419 NCWills
  • pastura de Riding 1308 BevAct
  • Ridingges 1304 ib
  • Ridynges 1314 Ch
  • Ridinge field 1566 FF

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is (le ) Riding , (le ) Ryding 1274 Ebor, 1308 BevActet freq to 1419 NCWills, pastura de Riding 1308 BevAct, Ridingges 1304 ib., Ridynges 1314 Ch, Ridinge field 1566FF . ' Cleared land , ' v. hryding .