Redstone Rock
Early-attested site in the Parish of Astley
Historical Forms
- Reddestan 1181,1184 P
- Radestan c.1200 Layamon 1221 1260 Pat
- Radeston 1275 SR 1277 WoCh 1331 StSwith
- Redstone 1658 FF
Etymology
The name of a red sandstone cliff high above the Severn.There was a hermitage here. Simon the 'clerk' of Redstone is mentioned in 1181 and Layamon tells us that he dwelt at Areley Kings close by Redstone. Three miles higher upstream there was another hermitage at Black stone (infra 248).