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.

Redcar

Major Settlement in the Parish of Kirkleatham

Historical Forms

  • Redker 1165–75 YCh 1422 YI
  • Redeker(re) c.1180 Percy 1198 Fount 1301 LS 1333 Riev
  • Rideker 1271 Ipm
  • Redkerre 1353 Percy
  • Ridkere 1407 YI
  • Readcar 1653 Marske

Etymology

'Red marshy land' v. read , kjarr . The land is low-lying and the rocks are of a reddish hue (cf. Rawcliff Bank 146supra ).

Places in the same Parish