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.

Reidon Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Bisley

Historical Forms

  • Rydonsoke 1607 Norden
  • Riding Hill 1863 Onslow

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Rydonsoke 1607Norden (i.e. 'Rydon 's oak'), Riding Hill 1863Onslow . Perhaps ' ryehill , ' v. dun , but the forms are too late for certainty . v. infra 364 .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement