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Red Moor

Other OS name in the Parish of Cannock

Etymology

, formerly the site of the Cistercian Abbey of Radmore , v. Dugd v, 447 , removed to Stoneleigh in Wa c. 1154 , Abbas de Rademor 1141–9 BM , Rad (e )more 1227, 1326 Ch , Rademora 1157 P , Raddemor 1313 Ch , Rodmores 1602Dep , Redemor c. 1250 MRA, 1279 Banco, 1348 AngleseyCh , The Redmore 1682Dep , Redmore 1775 Yates , ' the marshlandwhere reeds grow ' , v. hrēod , mōr 1 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name