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.

Rhuddall Heath

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tarporley

Historical Forms

  • Red(h)aleheth' 1347,1353 ChFor
  • Rudalheth 1393 Chol
  • Riddow Heath 1719 Sheaf
  • Riddal Heath 1831 Bry 1838 TA158
  • Rudhall Heath 1842 OS

Etymology

Rhuddall Heath (109–560620), [ˈrudəːl], Red (h )aleheth '1347, 1353ChFor , Rudalheth 1393Chol , Riddow Heath 1719 Sheaf, Riddal Heath 1831 Bry, 1838TA 158, Rudhall Heath 1842 OS, 'heath at reedy nook', from hrēod and halh , with hǣð . The modern form is pseudo- Welsh.