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.

Redmire

Major Settlement in the Parish of Wensley

Historical Forms

  • Rid(e)mare 1086 DB 1173 Riev
  • Ridemere 1166 P 1203 FF 1403 YI
  • Rydmer, Ridmer 1184 RichReg 1285 KI 1410 RichReg
  • Redmar' 1243 Cl
  • Redmire 1665 Visit

Etymology

Professor Ekwall suggests we may have OE  hreod, 'reed,' and mere. For early i -forms, cf. the history of Redmarley (PN Wo 86, 156) and Tripsdale, Hipswell supra 69, 244.