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 Down

Other OS name in the Parish of Highworth

Historical Forms

  • Reddowne 1463 Ct
  • le Redde downe 1540 Rental

Etymology

is Reddowne 1463Ct , le Redde downe 1540Rental .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site

Other OS name