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Survey of English Place-Names

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Reddish, Reddish Lane

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lymm

Historical Forms

  • Reddish, Reddish Lane 1831 Bry
  • Ruedis 13 AddCh
  • Rediche 1511 Plea
  • Red(d)is(s)he, Red(d)ysshe 1532 Mere 1533 LRODx 1539,1544 Plea
  • Redysh 1613 Sheaf
  • Reddish 1666 Orm2

Etymology

Reddish, Reddish Lane, Reddish , Reddish Lane 1831 Bry, Ruedis 13AddCh , Rediche 1511 Plea, Red (d )is (s )he , Red (d )ysshe 1532 Mere (p), 1533LRO Dx(p), 1539, 1544 Plea, Redysh 1613 Sheaf, Reddish 1666 Orm2, 'rough enclosure', v. rūh , edisc . The later form of the name has been influenced by the p.n. Reddish La 30 (v. hrēod , dīc ), the surname of a family owning land in Grappenhall and Lymm, cf. Reddishhall 141infra , v. Orm2 i584n, 596, ii 846.