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Ridsdale

Ridsdale proper noun: a hamlet in Corsenside parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ9084).

Proper noun

Ridsdale (countable and uncountable, plural Ridsdales)

  1. A hamlet in Corsenside parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ9084).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Ridsdale

pluralRidsdales

Origin of Ridsdale

From Rede (“a river in Northumberland”) + -s- + Old English dæl (“valley, dale”).

Questions about Ridsdale

What does Ridsdale mean?
Ridsdale means a hamlet in Corsenside parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ9084).
What part of speech is Ridsdale?
Ridsdale is a proper noun.

Words near Ridsdale in the dictionary

  1. Ridpath
  2. Ridpaths
  3. rids
  4. rids out
  5. rids up
  6. Ridsdale
  7. Ridsdales
  8. ridstake
  9. ridstakes
  10. Ridván
  11. rie

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