Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Riggin 1750 TaxS

• Rigging Ing 1839 ValS

• Far & Near Rigging 1839 ValS

Etymology

, Riggin 1750 TaxS, Rigging Ing 1839ValS , Far & Near Rigging 1839ValS , cf. also (the ) Shortriggin (g )1624 Greave,1709 WMB , ME  rigging ' the ridge of a roof ' , in later dial . ' the ridgeof a piece of elevated ground ' ; the latter is the sense here as the lane runs along the line where the hill - side begins again to fall steeply ( cf. hryggr ' ridge ' , - ing 1 ) ; cf. also Long Riggin f.n. 170 infra .