Description
Large town, being adjacent to the churchtown of the parish of Redruth.
Grid reference: SW 697 420
Chronological Sequence
Reddruth, 1403; Redruyth, 1469-70; Redruythe, 1580; Redrueth, 1593; Rudruth, Redrethe, 1600; Redruth, c.1600, 1616, 1664; Dredruth, 1700; Redruth, 1786, 1796, 1884, 2003
Forms by Earliest Occurrence
Reddruth : 1403
Redruyth : 1469-70
Redruythe : 1580
Redrueth : 1593
Rudruth : 1600
Redrethe : 1600
Redruth : c.1600, 1616, 1664, 1786, 1796, 1884, 2003
Dredruth : 1700
References
Sancti Ewini juxta Redruthe
Hingeston-Randolph, 1899, p1488, citing from 1362
Reddruth
Villa
CRO, AD1103/3, 1403 (*)
Euny iuxta Redruyth
CRO, AR/2/99, 1469-70)
Redruythe
CRO, X50/5, c.1760, citing from 1580 (*)
Pool, 1959, p183, citing from CRO, X50/5, c.1760, citing from 1580
Redrueth
RIC, HendCal 5, c.1920s, §97, citing from HB/14/190, 1593 (*)
Rudruth alias Redrethe
Burroughe
RIC, HendCal 8, c.1920s, §1671, citing from HB/9/1, 1600 (*)
Redruth Towne
28 tenements paying smoke silver to the lord of Tehedye
RIC, HB/5/115a, c.1600 (*)
Uny juxta Redruth
RIC, HendCal 5, c.1920s, §99, citing from HB/14/192, 1616 (*)
Redruth
Villam
CRO, BU/11, 1664 (*)
dredruth
Town
Lhwyd, 1700, f4r
Redruth
CRO, BU/11, 1786 (*)
CRO, PB/4/129, 1796 (*)
Market and Union town
Symons, 1884
OS, 1:25000, 2003