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.

Ruddle Dike, Ruddle Hole, Ruddle Mill

Other OS name in the Parish of Stainton

Historical Forms

  • Ruddle Dike, Ruddle Mill 1841 O.S.

Etymology

, Ruddle Dike , Ruddle Mill 1841O.S. , from ruddle ' ruddle, red ochre (for marking sheep) ' , dīc , myln .