Redfern Manor
Early-attested site in the Parish of Kenilworth
Historical Forms
- Wiredefen t.Hy1 Kenilworth
- Wridefen 1459 Ch
- Wrydefen 1262 Ass 1279 Nott 1291 Tax 1316 Ipm
- Wridfen 1387 IpmR
- Wredefen t.Hy1 Kenilworth
- Rudfyn 1535 VE
- Wryddeffyn al. Rudffyn 1542 MinAcct
- Ridfen 1576 S 1610 Speed
- Rudfenne lane 1581 LRMB
- Rudphyn 1586 PCC
- Rudfen 1609 FF 1656 Dugdale
- Rudfine 1625 PCC
- Radfin 1635 Sess
- Redfen 1908 O.S.
- Redfern 1921 ib
Etymology
This is a compound of OE wrid(e), wriþ(e), 'thicket,' and fenn, 'fen, marsh.'