Etymology

Rushden

R1U1S1H4D2E1N1

Today it means: A town and civil parish with a town council in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP9566). Full definition →

Old English rysċ
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromrysċ
  2. English todayRushden

From Old English rysċ ("rush", the plant) + dene (“valley”); "valley where the rushes grow".

Words from the same roots

Old Englishrysċ all →

rushRuislipRishworth

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.