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.

Reedyshaw

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Redyshawes 1485 WCR1
  • Redyshaie 1551 WCR
  • Redyshaw 1709 WMB
  • Redishay 1536 Rent
  • Ridieshaw 1652 WillS

Etymology

Reedyshaw (lost), Redyshawes 1485WCR 1, Redyshaie 1551WCR , Redyshaw 1709 WMB, Redishay 1536 Rent, Ridieshaw 1652 WillS. 'Reedy copse', v. hrēodig , sceaga .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name