Kerridge

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proper noun

A small village in Bollington parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9376).

OriginOld English cǣġ →
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Meanings

proper nounKerridge (countable and uncountable, plural Kerridges)

plural Kerridges

  1. countableuncountableA small village in Bollington parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9376).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishcǣġ“stone boulder; key”
  2. EnglishKerridge

From Old English cǣġ (“stone boulder; key”) + hryċġ (“ridge”).

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APA

Kerridge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kerridge

MLA

“Kerridge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kerridge. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kerridge,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kerridge.

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