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Loddington Reddish

Other OS name in the Parish of Loddington

Historical Forms

  • Reddish 1604 Nichols
  • Reddish Wood 1663 Deed 1800 Nichols 1846 White 1847 TA 1850 Surv 1863,1877 White
  • Redish Wood 1824 O
  • Loddington Wood 1800 Map

Etymology

, Reddish 1604 Nichols; it is Reddish Wood 1663Deed , 1800 Nichols,1846 White, 1847TA , 1850Surv , 1863, 1877 White, Redish Wood 1824O and Loddington Wood 1800 Map ; prob . ' the reedy place ' , v. hrēod , - isc . The Reddish lies along Eye Brook .