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 Spofforth

Historical Forms

  • le Folifait rig 1476 SpfCt
  • Follifoot Rig 1655 YASMd

Etymology

, le Folifait rig 1476SpfCt , Follifoot Rig 1655YAS Md 221 , v. hryggr ' ridge ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name