Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• (æt) Reodemæreleage, Rydemæreleage 963 BCS1109 11th KCD619 978 11th

• Hrydmærlean 1038 Finb

• Rid(e)mer(e)lege, Ryd(e)mer(e)lege, Ryd(e)marlege, Ryd(e)marley(e) 1086 DB 1290 Episc 1323 BM 1481 MinAcct

• Rydmareleye Dabytot 1355 Ipm

• Rudmer(e)leg(h)', Rudmarleg(h)', Rudmarley(e), Rudmarle c.1086 EvesA 1210–12 RBE c.1220 GlR 1221 Eyre 1345 BM

• Rudmarle Dabytot 1352 Hopt

• Rodmerelegh' 1221 Eyre

• Rodmarl' 1291 Tax

• Redmerley Abitot 1411 Pat

• Redmarley Dabitot 1747 PR

Etymology

'The clearing near the reedy poor', v. hrēod , mere , lēah . The affix is the name of the feudal owner Urse d 'Abitot (DB). The parish was formerly in Worcestershire (cf. Wo 156).