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.

Radford

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rous Lench

Historical Forms

  • Radeford c.1230 AOMB61 15th Ass 1255 1275
  • Radford 1271 For 1535 VE

Etymology

'Red ford,' v. read , ford .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement