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.

Redlands Court

Other OS name in the Parish of Highworth

Historical Forms

  • la Redelanda 1171 P
  • Redelonde 1277 Rental
  • Redlonde t.Hy4 Ct

Etymology

is la Redelanda 1171 P, Redelonde 1277Rental ,Redlonde t. Hy 4Ct . Probably self - explanatory , red , as is often the case in place - names , denoting a golden - brown soil , cf. infra 318 .