English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Red Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Arnold

Historical Forms

  • the Reddhill 1650 ParlSurv
  • Red Hill 1775 C

Etymology

Red Hill is the Reddhill 1650ParlSurv , Red Hill 1775 C.Cf. rubea roda 1218 DukRec, which must refer to the road going towards the north up this hill.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement