Radford Semele
Major Settlement in the Parish of Radford Semele
Historical Forms
- Redeford 1086 DB
- Radeford c.1154 AD t.Hy2 Pat 1478
- Raddefford Simily 1279 Nott
- Rad(e)ford Symely 1314 FF 1336 Pat 1656 Dugdale
- Rad(e)ford Seemley 1619 FF
Etymology
'Red ford.' The soil here is red. Henry de Simely held the manor t. Hy 1 (Dugdale 291).