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.

Riddings

Other OS name in the Parish of Long Preston

Historical Forms

  • Riddinge 1538 WillY
  • Skarbeckreddinge 1573 Skp
  • Reddinge 1575 ib

Etymology

, Riddinge 1538 WillY, Skarbeckreddinge 1573Skp 31, Reddinge 1575 ib , v. rydding ' clearing ' , and Skir Beck(RNs.) .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site