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.

Redcarr Hillside

Other OS name in the Parish of Wingerworth

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) , cf. Houkeneste hylls alias Rudde Carrys Ed 1 (16th) Kniveton , v. rēad , kjarr ; the alternative name means ' hawk nest hill ' , v. hafoc , nest , hyll .