LL-L "Names" 2009.09.03 (02) [EN]

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From: heatherrendall at tiscali.co.uk <heatherrendall at tiscali.co.uk>
Subject: LL-L "Names" 2009.09.02 (01) [EN]

>From Heather Rendall  heatherrendall at tiscali.co.uk

Luc wrote: In Western Flemish ....we also use the word 'richel / richle' as
ridge

Would you believe that we are also trying to locate  Flemyngs Wood and
Flemyngs Heath which we think lay very close to the 'Ridge'. Could our
'Richelhide' indicate we had a pocket of strong Flemish influence????
We know that a familys called Flemyng lived in the area; they appear on
various Lay Subsidy Rolls. And Worcester was of course very involved in the
wool / cloth trade.

We just don't know exactly where they lived: but the wood and heath are
definitely in Wichenford ( where I live) so no reason not to think that a
family called Flemying lived here c 1270 - 1350.

Thanks, Luc.

Best wishes
Heather
Worcester UK

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From: heatherrendall at tiscali.co.uk <heatherrendall at tiscali.co.uk>
Subject: LL-L "Names" 2009.09.02 (01) [EN]

from Heather Rendall heatherrendall at tiscali.co.uk

Ron/ Reinhard wrote "I wonder if there are some dialectical versions of
Scandinavian-derived "rig" flying around Britain"

Sorry, I didn't see your reply at the bottom until I cut and pasted the mail
into WORD.

Normally I would say that Scandinavian influence didn't cross the Severn.
However in the village next door you can trace a family called Gumborn who
have left their name to a farm. Surely This has to be a single Dane who
managed to get this far up river and settle against all odds????

What is odd is that although we have variant spellings for Rugge > Ridge,
the farm Rugg's Hole / Place ( there were two - Hole being we think the
older) is always spelled and pronounced with hard 'gg'.

The farm up the road was/is  know as Ridgend - where the estate stopped.

Best wishes
Heather

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