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.

Redland Hill (Spinney)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great and Little Raveley

Historical Forms

  • Redeland 1252 Rams c.1350

Etymology

Either hrēod -land , 'reed land,' or rēade -land , 'red land.'Topographical enquiry has not settled the question.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement