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.

Reddyke

Early-attested site in the Parish of Westham

Historical Forms

  • la Ridedyke
  • la Rede-diche 12th Bay
  • La Reddyke 13th DuLa

Etymology

Reddyke (6″) is la Ridedyke n.d. Lewes , la Rede-diche 12thBay (p), La Reddyke 13thDuLa . v. ridde , dic . The name may have referred to a ditch cleared of mud or weeds.