Redmarley
Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Witley
Historical Forms
- Ridmerlege, Redmerlei 1086 DB
- Rudmerlege, Rudmerlighe, Rudmerleye c.1150 Surv
- juxta Dodintrou 1182 RBB 18th SR 1275 Ipm 1316
- Rumerle 1200 Cur
- Ridmarlegh, Ridmareley 1296 Ipm 1431 FA
- Olifar 1242 Fees961
Etymology
The history of the name is clearly the same as that of Redmarley infra 156. It is the 'clearing by the reed-mere,' v. hreod , mere , leah . Within 500 yds of Redmarley there are five pools.It included two manors, viz. Redmarley Adam, which took its name from Ada (m ) de Rudmarleg' who held it by a series of sub- infeudations in 1242, and Redmarley Oliver, which took its name from Robert Olifard , who held Rudmarleg' Olifar in 1242 (Fees 961). For the description of it as 'by Dodintrou,' v. Doddingtree supra 23.