Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• æt Wreodanhale 780 BCS234 849 BCS455 11th BCS701 934 11th

• Weredeshale 1086 DB

• Wrodenhale 1187 P 1342 LyttCh

• Wredenhale 1275 SR 1289 FF

• Wrednall 1427 Ct 1589–93 NQB

• Rednall 1594 Wills

Etymology

Professors Ekwall and Zachrisson agree in suggesting that we have here as the first element the gen. sg. of an OE  wride , wreode , a variant of OE  gewrid , 'thicket,' from the weak grade of wrīðan , 'to twist.' For the o -forms cf. Hurtlehill supra 73.Hence 'nook of the thicket,' v. healh .