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.

Redholme

Early-attested site in the Parish of Danby Wiske

Historical Forms

  • Redeham 13 RichReg
  • Redham 13 ADii 1285 KI 1558 FF
  • Redam al. Redholme 1583 FF

Etymology

'Homestead amongst the reeds' v. hreod , ham . Cf. OE  hreodham (K) BCS 227 and Reedham (Nf).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement