Waldridge

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in County Durham, England, west of Chester-le-Street; the civil parish includes part of Chester-le-Street (OS grid ref NZ2550).

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Meanings

proper nounWaldridge (countable and uncountable, plural Waldridges)

plural Waldridges

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in County Durham, England, west of Chester-le-Street; the civil parish includes part of Chester-le-Street (OS grid ref NZ2550).
    2. countableuncountableThe site of a lost medieval village in Dinton with Ford and Upton parish, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP7807).
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From the Old English weall (“wall”) + hryċġ (“ridge”). The surname could also be a variant of Wooldridge.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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