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<div>From: <a href="mailto:heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk">heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk</a> <<a href="mailto:heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk">heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk</a>><br>Subject: LL-L "Names" 2009.09.02 (01) [EN]<br>
<br>From Heather Rendall <a href="mailto:heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk">heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk</a></div>
<div><br>Luc wrote: In Western Flemish ....we also use the word 'richel / richle' as ridge</div>
<div><br>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????<br>
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.</div>
<div><br>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.</div>
<div><br>Thanks, Luc.</div>
<div><br>Best wishes<br>Heather<br>Worcester UK</div>
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<div>----------<br><br>From: <a href="mailto:heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk">heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk</a> <<a href="mailto:heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk">heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk</a>><br>Subject: LL-L "Names" 2009.09.02 (01) [EN]<br>
<br>from Heather Rendall <a href="mailto:heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk">heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk</a></div>
<div><br>Ron/ Reinhard wrote "I wonder if there are some dialectical versions of Scandinavian-derived "rig" flying around Britain"</div>
<div><br>Sorry, I didn't see your reply at the bottom until I cut and pasted the mail into WORD.</div>
<div><br>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????</div>
<div><br>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'.</div>
<div><br>The farm up the road was/is know as Ridgend - where the estate stopped.</div>
<div><br>Best wishes<br>Heather</div>
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