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 Hill, Red Hill Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Barrowden

Historical Forms

  • Red Hill 1844 Burghley
  • Red Hill farm 1932 Kelly

Etymology

, Red Hill 1844Burghley , Red Hill farm 1932 Kelly , so called from the colour of the soil based on the ironstone , v. rēad .