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Mappa
Hwilas
A-Z
Asnodhow
EN
KW
Redtye
(EN)
/
Kleysrudh
(KW)
Type:
Settlement
Parish:
Lanivet
Hundred:
Pydarshire
Notes:
<red> 'red' + <tye> 'tin mining term to do with stream works. Probably a drainage ditch of some sorts. Possibly connected with French "taille". Note that there is a post medieval drain at this location.
Elements:
kleys
Meaning:
ditch, trench
rudh
Meaning:
red
Elements notes:
<kleys> 'ditch' + <rudh> 'red'
Historic forms:
Red Tye 1732 (Gover, 1948)