Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Redmelde 1086 DB

• Redmeld' 1343 Cl 1388 Pat 1400,1413 Rut 1486,1533 et passim

• Redmild' a.1166 BelCartB e.15 FF 1208 BelCartA e.13 Rut e.14 Cl 1236 Rut 1242 Terrier 1300,1308,1319 1427

• Redmilda Stephen Rut l.12 BelCartA e.14 BelCartB 1222 e.15

• Redmilde 1230 RHug 1240 Rut l.13 BelCartB e.15 Ipm 1363

• Redmyld' 1285 1289 Rut 1404 Wyg 1410 Rut 1525 1535 VE 1544 Rut

• Redmyld' in le Wall 1519 Wyg

• Redmylde 1397,1421 Cl 1483 Rut 1518 Wyg

• Redemild' 1254 Val 1292 Rut 1343 BelCartB e.15 Ipm 1363

• Redemilde 1233 BelCartA e.14 BelCartB m.13 Rut e.15 1308,1312

• Redemyld' m.13 BelCartB e.15 Ass 1274 Rut 1370,1411

• Redemylde 1300 1321 WoCart 1449 FA 1428 Cl 1440

• Redemeild' Edw1 Rut

• Reddemild 1300 IpmR

• Reddemyld' e.14 BelCartA

• Reddymyld 1427 Terrier

• Reddemeld 1486 Rut

• Redmelna Hy1 BelCartB e.15

• Redmelina c.1155 Dugd

• Redmelne e.13 Rut

• Redmilne Hy2 1230 RHug

• Redmuln c.1155 Rut

• Redmilla Hy1 Ch 1333 BelCartB Hy2(e.15),p.1250(e.15)

• Redmill 1239 Cur 1599 Wyg

• Redmyll 1519 Fine

• Redemilla Hy1 Ch 1333 BelCartB Hy2(e.15),12(e.15) BelCartA Edw1

• Radmilda Hy2 BelCartB e.15

• Radmild' m.13 Wyg 1359 Pat

• Radmilde 1288 Coram

• Radmyld' 1371 Rut 1482,1489 Wyg

• Radmylde 1409 PRep

• Rademilde 1294 AD 1343 Ipm

• Rademylde c.1306 Wyg 1343 Ipm 1343 Fine 1352 Ipm

• Rademeld(e) 1350 Pat

• Radmell 1524,1525,1531,1532 Wyg

• Radmeyll 1518,1530,1531 ib

• Radmeyll in le Vale 1530 ib

• Radmyle 1502,1521 ib

• Redmella 1172×82 Rut 12 BelCartA e.14

• Redmell' 1448 Rut 1516 Wyg 1582 LEpis 1616 LML

• Redmeill 1530 Wyg

• Redmyle 1604 SR 1610 Speed 1613 LML

• Redmile 1582 LEpis

• ~ in le Wall 1519 Wyg

• ~ in le Vale 1530 ib

Etymology

'(The place with) red earth', v. rēad , mylde , cf. Rodmell, Sx 325 and note Redlond 1252 in f.ns. (b) and Red Furlong 1795 in f.ns. (a) infra .Redmile lies in the Vale of Belvoir, hence ~ in le Wall 1519Wyg , ~ in le Vale 1530ib , v. val . Some 12th and 13th cent. forms for the generic have been attracted to myln 'a mill'.