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.

Redford Fm, High Redford (Kelly)

Other OS name in the Parish of Batcombe

Historical Forms

  • Redford 1635 Hutch3
  • mess' voc' Redford 1700 Mont 1811 OS 1838 TAMap

Etymology

( 1 ″ , 6 ″ ) , Redford 1635 Hutch3, mess ' voc ' Redford 1700Mont ,1811 OS, 1838TAMap , from ford with either rēad ' red ' or hrēod ' reed ' .