Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Rodmertheit late12th AD

• Rodmarthweyt c.1250 Misc 1276 For

• Rodmarethweyt 1278 Ipm

• Rodmeresthweyt 1258 Ass

• Rodemerthwayt 1280 Ipm

• Rodemarthwayth 1280 Ass

• Rodmer(e)thweyt t.Ed1 Ct 1289 For 1332 Wollaton

• Rodemerthwayth 1345 Pat

• Rodmerthwayt 1433 IpmR

• Rodemerethwaytte 1444 Penshurst

• Redmareswerc 1197,1198 P

• Redmerstweit c.1200 Abbr

• Redmerestweit 1208 Cur

• Redmeresthweyt 1258 Ass

• Redmerthweit 1332 Wollaton

• Redemerthwet 1335 For

• Ruthesmewait 1217 ClR

• Radmerethweit 1218 ib

• Rodmanthuayt 1359 DbCh

• Roadmanthwaites 1609 LRMB

• Rothmertwhete 1489 Wills

• Radmonthwet 1627 ParReg

Etymology

The forms are best explained by taking this as a compound of OE  hrēod -mere , 'reed-mere' and þveit, hence 'clearing by the reedy pool.' There is a pool just south of the farm. The forms have probably been influenced by ON  marr , 'pool.'