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.

Ratsloe

Other OS name in the Parish of Huxham

Historical Forms

  • Radeslo 1244 Ass 1249 FF
  • la Radesslo 1287 Ass

Etymology

is Radeslo 1244Ass (p), 1249 FF,la Radesslo 1287Ass . ' At the red slough or miry place . ' The soil here is red .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement