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.

Red Hills

Other OS name in the Parish of Exeter St Thomas

Historical Forms

  • Red Hill 1765 D
  • la Rededowne 1264 NGl5,45

Etymology

is Red Hill in 1765 D and is perhaps identicalwith the spot called la Rededowne 1264 NGl 5, 45 . The name refers to the red soil here .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement