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.

West Raddon

Early-attested site in the Parish of Shobrooke

Historical Forms

  • Ratdona 1086 DB
  • Raddon' 1242 Fees761,793
  • Reddo 1257 FF
  • Westraddon 1276 Ipm
  • Baldewyn 1316 FA

Etymology

'Red hill,' v. dun .'West' as opposed to Raddon infra 572. Also distinguished as Raddon Baldewyn (1316 FA) from the family which held the manor in 1242.

Places in the same Parish