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.

Redlands Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of East and West Wittering

Historical Forms

  • la Redlond 1274 SRS31,99
  • ate Rydelonde 1296,1327 SR

Etymology

As the soil here is not red the more probable meaning is 'cleared land,' v. ridde .