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.

Redmire

Other OS name in the Parish of Mungrisdale

Historical Forms

  • Redmire 1323 Ipm 1686 DKRxl
  • the Readmire beside Grisdaill 1570 PR(Greystoke)
  • Re(e)de Myre 1589 LRMB

Etymology

is Redmire 1323 Ipm, 1686 DKR xl,the Readmire beside Grisdaill 1570 PR (Greystoke), Re (e )de Myre 1589LRMB . To judge from the 16th - century spellings the first element is ' reed ' rather than ' red . ' The second is mýrr .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement