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.

Redlands

Early-attested site in the Parish of Heathfield

Historical Forms

  • Redland 1312 BM 1340 Add
  • Rud(e)lond 1369–85 LibP

Etymology

Redlands (6″) is Redland 1312 BM, 1340Add , Rud (e )lond 1369–85LibP . 'Cleared land,' v. ridde .