Glenridding

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proper noun

A village in Patterdale parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district.

OriginCumbric *glınn or *glenn + *redınn ← Middle English ridding →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village in Patterdale parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district.
  2. A locality in the Singleton council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishridding“clearing”
  2. Cumbric*glınn or *glenn + *redınn
  3. EnglishGlenridding

From Cumbric *glınn or *glenn + *redınn; equivalent to Welsh glynn (“valley”) + rhedyn (“bracken”). The second element shows influenced from Middle English ridding (“clearing”).

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APA

Glenridding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Glenridding

MLA

“Glenridding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Glenridding. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Glenridding,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Glenridding.

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