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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.

Reddishaw Knoll

Early-attested site in the Parish of Penistone

Historical Forms

  • Redischagebroc 1208–11 YCh1801
  • Redyshaw knoll 1647 YDr
  • Redishaw Knowl 1695 Hntii,360

Etymology

Reddishaw Knoll, Redischagebroc 1208–11 YCh 1801, Redyshaw knoll 1647 YDr, Redishaw Knowl 1695 Hnt ii, 360. 'Reedy copse', v. hrēodig , sceaga , and cnoll 'a hill, knoll'.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name