Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• to hreodwican 955–9 BCS936 12th

• Redeuuiche 1086 DB

• Redewik', Redewyk(e) 1248 Ass 1284 Episc 1358 FF

• Redwiche 1194 P

• Redwyk(e), Redwi(c)k 1268 Ipm 1354 Orig 1590 FF 1658 Asht

• Redwi(c)k als. Radwick 1601 FF

• Reddeweke 1547 ib

• Radewik(e), Radewyk(e) 1230 Cl 1232 Ch 1248,1287 Ass 1296 Ipm 1535 VE

• Raddewyk' 1330 FF

• Radwyk(e), Radwi(c)k 1476 ADi 1478 1547 Pat c.1560 Surv

• Rodwyk' 1241 FF

• Rudwicke 1584 Comm

Etymology

'Dairy-farm amongst the reeds', v. hrēod , wīc , cf. Redham (infra ); -wican in the OE spelling is dat.pl. On the development of hrēod to Rade -, Rede -, Rode - cf. Phonol. § 21; Rade - is probably due to confusion with OE  rēad 'red' which becomes ME  rede and rade .