English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Redcoats Green

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Wymondley

Historical Forms

  • Redcoates, Redcoats 1602,1638 Trinity
  • Red Coats Farm 1623 VCHiii,28
  • Red Cross Green 1676 S

Etymology

Redcoats Green is Redcoates , Redcoats 1602, 1638Trinity , Red Coats Farm 1623 VCH iii, 28, Red Cross Green 1676 S. 'Red cottages,' v. cot(e).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site