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.

Reedcar

Field in the Parish of St John Beckermet

Historical Forms

  • Reedcar 1578 Cocker
  • Le Redeker 1322 Cl
  • Redekare 1323 MinAcct
  • Redeker 1338 Cl

Etymology

Reedcar(Le Redeker 1322 Cl, Redekare 1323 MinAcct,Redeker 1338 Cl, apparently'reedy marsh,' a. hrēod, kiarr')