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.

Ratcliffe on Soar

Major Settlement in the Parish of Ratcliffe on Soar

Historical Forms

  • Radeclive 1086 DB 1182 P
  • Radeclive super Soram t.Ric1 BM
  • Radeclive Sore 1232 FF 1270 Ass 1284 FA
  • Radeclive upon Sore 1375 Pat
  • Radeclif' 1242 Fees 1291 Tax
  • Radcleve 1332 SR
  • Radecleve 1375 Pat
  • Rotcleif 1675 Ogilby
  • Readcliue c.1125 WilliamofMalmesbury,VitaWulfstani
  • Redcliva c.1240 MiraclesofWulfstan

Etymology

'Red cliff' with reference to the colour of the clay hills along the Soar.

Places in the same Parish