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.

Ruddles Lane

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wyton

Historical Forms

  • Rededale 1217 FF

Etymology

If this identification is correct then the name probably means 'reed-valley,' from OE  hreod, dæl, and the s is a mistake.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site