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.

Raddy

Early-attested site in the Parish of Instow

Historical Forms

  • Le Rodeheye, Rodeheye 1249 FF 1281 Ass
  • Rudehaye 1281 Ass
  • Roddehaye 1330 SR 1340 Ass

Etymology

'Reed enclosure,' i.e. 'enclosure by the reeds,' v. hreod , (ge)hæg.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement