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.

The Ridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Yate

Historical Forms

  • Egge 1322 Ext
  • Ridge House 1830 M

Etymology

, Egge 1322Ext 24, Ridge House 1830 M , v. atter , ecg ' scarp ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement