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.

Raddon

Early-attested site in the Parish of Marystow

Historical Forms

Ratdona 1086 DB

Raddun(e) 1197 FF 1242 Fees795

Raddon(e) 1242 Fees757 1272 Ipm

West Raddon juxta Lyfton 1299 Ass

Reddo 1216 ClR

Etymology

Probably 'red hill,' v. read , dun .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement

Marystow