Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Retpole 1086 DB

• Retpola Exon

• Retpol 1237 Cl

• Redpole 1166 RBE 1194 P 1212 Fees Hy3 Cerne 14

• Redpola 1195 P

• Redepoll 1237 Cl

• Redepol 1244 Ass

• Radepol 1237 Cl 1244 Ass 1259 Cl

• Radepowle 1393 AD

• Radepole 1429 Midd 1487 Weld1

• Radepoll 1457 Ct 1487 Weld1

• Raddepoll 1460 Ct

• Radipol 1237 Cl

• Radyp(p)oll(e) 1530 Weld1 1535 VE 1543 Weld1

• Raddipoll 1663 ib

• Radipole 1594 DCMDeed 1811 OS

• Radpol(e) 1244 Ass 1280 ib

• Rappele 1280 1318 Ch

• Rappole 1288 Ass 1291 Tax 1311 Pap 1433 Midd

• Rappale 1288 Ass

• Rapely 1303 FA

• Rappell 1340 NI

• Rippele 1280 Pat

• Reppole 1285 FA 1303 FF

• Roddy pole 16 RoyMap

• Rody pole 1594 DCMDeed

• Roddipoll 1664 HTax

• Rodepoll, Rodipoll 1682 Weld1

Etymology

'Reed pool', v. hrēod , pōl , with reference to Radipole Lake at the N end of which Radipole is situated; the forms with medial -e - (Rede -, Rade -, etc.) may be mainly analogical, but those in Radi -, etc. probably contain the adj. hrēodig 'reedy'. It might be noted that the reduced forms Rappele , Rappole , Reppole , etc. were in almost exclusive use between 1285 and 1428. The bounds of the par. in 1582 are given in Hutch3 2 483, cf. also Cerne (DoNHAS 29202).