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.

Redhays

Other OS name in the Parish of Broadwood Kelly

Historical Forms

  • Rodhey 1563 FF

Etymology

is Rodhey 1563FF . Perhaps ' enclosure bythe reeds , ' v. hreod , (ge)hæg . The place lies by a stream .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement