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.

Redley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ripon

Historical Forms

  • Redleia, Redlay 1155–95 YCh83 c.1160 Vyner c.1180 Font 1317 et freq
  • Redelay 1307 YI
  • Rid(d)ley Carr, Rid(d)ley Cawsey 1481 RipAct

Etymology

Redley (lost), Redleia , Redlay 1155–95 YCh 83, c. 1160Vyner , c. 1180 Fontet freq to 1317 ib, Redelay 1307 YI, Rid (d )ley Carr , Rid (d )ley Cawsey 1481 RipAct. 'Reedy clearing', v. hrēod , lēah .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site