Riddaford Water
Early-attested site in the Parish of Bovey Tracy
Historical Forms
- Crideford 1219 Ass 1333 SR
- Kryddeforth 1399 Rental
- Cridiford 1596 DCoNQ10,1 1785 Recov
- Reedaford or Redaford 1737 Recov
Etymology
The first element is probably the name of the stream here and must be identical with Creedy supra 4. In later times the name must have been associated by popular etymology with 'reed.'
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Crownley
- Elsford
- Hawkmoor
- Indio
- Little Bovey
- Pludda
- Pullabrook
- Soldridge
- Stickwick
- Whistlewell
- Woolley
- Yarner
- Brimley