Reed
Major Settlement in the Parish of Reed
Historical Forms
- Retth 1086 DB
- Rete 1220 Fees
- Reth 1205 FF
- Ruith 12th France
- Ruth 1185 Templars 1210–12 RBE 1212 Fees 1230 FF
- Rut 1210–12 RBE
- Ried 13th Colch
- Red(e) 1204 Cur 1244 FF 1428 FA
- Westred 1248 Ass 1275 RH
- Estred 1251 Ch 1287 Ass
- Rued 1254 Val
- Rud 1273 FF 1290 Pat
- Reed 1291 Ch 1303 FA
- Reede 1346 Cl 1406 ADi
- Roed 1380 Pat
Etymology
There can be little doubt that Ekwall (DEPN s. n .) is right in taking this to be from OE rȳ (h )ð , an unrecorded derivative of OE rūh , 'rough,' denoting 'rough land.' For Westred , v. Mardeybury infra 167.