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.

Reddish Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Eye and Dunsden

Historical Forms

  • Radyche 1551–2 Survey
  • Rediche, Raddiches 1603–4 Survey
  • Radishes early17th Survey
  • Radage 1797 Davis

Etymology

Reddish Fm is Radyche 1551–2Survey , Rediche , Raddiches 1603–4Survey , Radishes early 17thSurvey , Radage 1797 Davis. 'Red ditch.'