The Sign
The sign was originally made by Harry Carter to celebrate the Queen's Silver Jubilee in 1977. The original sign can now be found in the porch of the church of St Andrew. The themes on the signs are essentially all the same with the dormitory of the priory nunnery on top and a nun, possibly, Isobel Hermyte or Alice Legate standing in front of the church in the main frame with the village stocks to her right. The dormitory is now used as a barn for Redlingfield Hall.

The Name and Population
The population was 144 at the 2011 census. It was called Radinghefelda in 1086 and Radlingefeld in 1166. The name means "The open land of the family or followers of a man called Raedel or Raedla", from Old English.

Other Points of Interest

(Redlingfield website). It seems the priory was not free from the occasional piece of scandal! One notorious Prioress was Isabel Hermyte (who served from 1419-27). She was the subject of a Bishop's Enquiry in 1427. It appears that she had not made Confession for at least two years, neither had she observed Sundays and Festivals. What was worse, she had taken to sleeping in a private room with Joan Tates, a novice, she had “lain violent hands” upon Agnes Brakle on St Luke's Day and she had been alone with Thomas Langelond, the bailiff, in “private and suspicious places” such as a small hall with windows closed, and “sub heggerowes”. She had neglected her priory in other ways and was a bad influence on Alice Lampit, her Sub-Prioress. She resigned, the Sub-Prioress did penance the following Sunday by wearing white flannel and no veil, and the other five nuns and two novices were made to do penance by fasting on bread and beer every Friday. In 1514, Bishop Nykke made a personal visitation and then all was not well. Alice Legate, the Prioress, was not satisfied with the obedience of the nuns, and the nuns complained that the Sub-Prioress was cruel and severe in administration of corporal punishment, occasionally actually drawing blood. In addition to this there were no curtains between the beds in the dormitory and boys had been allowed to sleep there. There was no proper infirmary and the refectory was not being put to its proper use as a dining hall. It seems that this was all put in order because at later visitations in 1520, 1526 and 1532, all was found to be satisfactory.

Redlingfield St Andrew