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.

Rodmore

Early-attested site in the Parish of St Briavels

Historical Forms

  • Rademore 1251 Ch
  • Redmor 1282 For
  • Rodmore 1315 Ipm 1316 Fine 1637 InqM

Etymology

Rodmore, Rademore 1251 Ch, Redmor 1282For , Rodmore 1315 Ipm, 1316 Fineet freq to 1637 InqM. 'Marsh growing with reeds', v. hrēod , mōr .