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.

Redlake

Early-attested site in the Parish of Drewsteignton

Historical Forms

  • Attarredelake juxta Teynton 1314 Ass
  • Redelake, Radelake, Rydelake 1322 Ass
  • Ridelake, Redelake 1326 Orig

Etymology

'At the red streamlet,' v. lacu . The soil here is reddish.