Redcar
Major Settlement in the Parish of Kirkleatham
Historical Forms
- Redker 1165–75 YCh 1422 YI
- Redeker(re) c.1180 Percy 1198 Fount 1301 LS 1333 Riev
- Rideker 1271 Ipm
- Redkerre 1353 Percy
- Ridkere 1407 YI
- Readcar 1653 Marske
Etymology
'Red marshy land' v. read , kjarr . The land is low-lying and the rocks are of a reddish hue (cf. Rawcliff Bank 146supra ).