East Retford and West Retford
Major Settlement in the Parish of East and West Retford
Historical Forms
- Redford(e) 1086 DB 1195 P 1240,1281 FF 1245 Ch t.Ed1 Welbeck 1675 Ogilby
- Westredford(e) 1267 Ebor 1535 VE
- Estredford 1393 Wills t.Hy8 Rental
- Radeford c.1155,c.1160,c.1189 BorRec 1212 Fees
- Radford' 1177,1197 P t.Ed1 Welbeck
- Est Radford 1449 Ch
- Rethford t.Hy2 RBE 1219 FF 1282 Blyth
- Rethfort 1313–16 Ch
- Rafford 1202,1290 FF
- Raffordia 1229 Bracton
- Retford 1219 ClR 1225 BorRec 1226 FF 1227 Fees
- Retdford 1225 BorRec
- Westretford(e) 1276 Ass
- Estretford 1280 Ass
- Retforth in le Clay 1515 DunBev
- Ratford 1227 ClR 1229 Cl 1230 P 1232 Ebor 1280 Ass t.Ed1 Welbeck
- Westratford 1290 Abbr
- Estratford 1454 ECP
- Retteford 1232 Welbeck 1272 Ebor 1275 RH 1276 Ass 1318 Ipm
- Westretteford 1275 RH 1280 Ass
- Reteford 1384 Pat
- Ratteford, Westratteford 1280 Ass
- Ratteford 1426 Pat
- Retford in the Clay 1392 Pat
- Ratford in the Cley 1486–1515 ECP
- Retforthe in the Clae 1546 Wills
- Retheford of sum soundid Redford c.1540 L
Etymology
'Red ford,' v. read , ford . For the Clay , v. supra 24.