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REDDEN. 301 REDGRAVE. means of local subscription and help from the late Board of First Fruits. It is united to Newbridge in the Roman Catholic arrangement. There are two schools, aided by private charity. Ballykane is the principal residence. There are a dispensary and a police station in the vil- lage ; also ruins of the old church, and of a large fortifi- cation. Petty sessions are held once a fortnight. REDDEN, a limit, in the par. of Sprouston, co. Rox- burgh, Scotland, 1* mile N.E. of Sprouston. REDDING, a vil. in the par. of Polmont, co. Stirling, Scotland, 3 miles S.E. of Falkirk, and 1J mile S.W. of the vil. of Polmont. It is situated on the Union canal, and the Edinburgh and Glasgow railway. It has recently much increased in population, occupying a central posi-' tion in a prosperous coal district, which gives employ- ment to the chief part of the inhabitants. REDDING HILL, a hill in the hund. of Tenterden, lathe of Scray, co. Kent, 3 miles S E. of Tenterden, and 24 S.W. of Canterbury. It is the supposed site of the Roman station Anderida, and has barracks on it. REDDISH, a tnshp. in the par. of Manchester, hund. of Salford, co. Lancaster, 2 miles N. of Stockport, and 5 S.E. of Manchester. It is a station on the Stock- port and Staley bridge branch of the London and North- Western railway. The village, which is considerable, is situated near the canal. A portion of the inhabitants are employed in the cotton and paper mills. REDDITCH, a district par. and post town in the upper div. of Halfshire hund., co. Worcester, 6 miles S.E. of Bromsgrove, and 13 S.W. of Birmingham. It is a station on the Birmingham and Bristol section of the Midland railway. It is situated on an eminence near the Warwickshire border, and was, until recently, a chplry. in the par. of Tardebigg. The village, which has the appearance of a small but flourishing town, is within 2 miles of the Worcester canal, and is celebrated for its manufacture of needles and fish-hooks, affording employment to a large portion of the inhabitants. It had a Cistercian Abbey, founded in 1138 by Maud, daughter of Henry I., and which is said to have extended over eight acres. Its chapel was not erased until 1807, up to which period it formed the only place of worship in Redditch. The town is well built, and lighted with gas. It contains two banks, a savings- bunk, county court, literary and scientific institution, and several other public buildings. Petty sessions are held at Mr. Browning's offices weekly. The new line of road from London to Birmingham passes through the Tillage. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Worcester, yal. 300. The church, dedicated to St. Stephen, is a modern structure, with a tower containing six bells. The interior of the church is adorned with richly-designed windows. It contains a Devonshire marble font. There is a National school for both sexes. The Independents, Wesleyans, Roman Catholics, Primitive Methodists, and Arminians, have each a place of worship. Fairs are ht:ld on the first Monday in August and the third Mon- day in September. REDENHALL, a par. in the hund. of Earsham, co. Norfolk, 19 miles S. of Norwich. It is a station on the i Eastern railway. It contains the vil. of Harleston, >st town, and is situated on the banks of the river .iveney. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The tithes have been commuted for a rent- -' of 990, and there are 34 acres of glebe. The living is a reel.* with the cur. of Harleston annexed, in the dioc. of Norwich, joint val. 1,005. The church is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The interior contains tombs of the Gawdys. The parochial charities produce 104, of which 44 goes to Dove's school, exclusive of a bequest from Archbishop Bancroft. At Wortwell is a Sunday-school, built in the expense of Archdeacon Oldershaw. N HAM, a hmlt. in the par. of Fyfield, upper div. of Andover hund., co. Hants, 6 miles N.W. of Andovor. It has traces of a Roman villa. REDESDALE, a lordship in Tindrile ward, co. North- umberland, 6 miles N.E. of Bellingham. It is situated in a wild district on tho river Reed, and includes the pars, of Corsenside and Elsdon, with the hmlts. of Lin- head and East and West Woodburn. In former times it was held by the Umfranvilles by the service of keep- ing it clear of wolves and robbers, and now gives title of baron to the Mitford family, of whom were the lord chancellor and the Grecian historian. At Reed Swyse, in the upper part of the valley of the Reed, was fought the last border skirmish, in 1575, between Sir J. Foster and Sir J. Carmichael. REDESDALE,.a seat of the Archbishop of Dublin, near Stillorgan, co. Dublin, Ireland. REDFERN, a vil. in the par. of Kenilworth, co. Warwick, 4 miles N. of Warwick. REDFIRTH, an ancient par., now joined to North Yell, Shetland Isles, coast of Scotland. It gives name to a voe or loch on the E. side of Yell Island. REDGAP, a hmlt. in the bar. of Knocktopher, co. Kilkenny, Ireland, 3 miles S.W. of Knocktopher. REDGE, a hmlt. in the par. of the Holy Trinity, co. Dorset, near Wareham. REDGHILL. See RIDOHILL, co. Somerset. REDGILL, a hmlt. in the par. of Orton, East ward, co. Westmoreland, 2 miles from Orton, and 9 S.W. of Appleby. It is situated on a branch of the river Lune, under the Orton Scar beacon. REDGORTON, a par. in the district of Almond and Tay, co. Perth, Scotland. It comprises the vils. of Stanley, Redgorton, Pitcairn, Luncarty, Cromwell Park, and Bridgetown. It extends in length about 5 miles, with an extreme breadth of 2 miles ; and is bounded on the N. by the pars, of Auchtorgaven and Kinclaven, on the E. by Scone, on the S. by Tibbermuir and Methven, and on the W. by Monedie. The surface is of a hilly nature. The land is chiefly in pasture and moorland, with a small proportion of arable. The soil is in general light, but fertile. Tho views from the rising grounds include the palace and park of Scone, with the stream of the Tay and the city of Perth in the distance. The parish is traversed by the road from Perth to Inverness, and by tho Scottish and Midland railway, which has stations at Luncarty, Dunkeldroad, and Stanley. Tho village of Redgorton is about 3 miles N.W. or Perth. It is situated on the river Tay, which is hero joined by the Almond, Ordie, and Shochie waters, all abounding in salmon and trout. The inhabitants are principally employed in cotton mills and bleachfields. This par. is in the presb. of Perth and synod of Perth and Stirling, and in the patron, of the crown. The minister has a stipend of 189. The parish church was erected in 1756. At Stanleyare a Free church and a chapel-of-ease. There are also a Free church and United Presbyterian church at Pitcairn. There is a parochial school. REDGRAVE, a par. in the hund. of Hartismere, co. Suffolk, 1J mile N. of Botesdale, its post town, and 6 miles S.W. of Diss railway station. The par. includes the vil. of Botesdale, and is wholly agricultural. It is situated near the river Waveney, and is bounded on tho N. by the Lesser Ouse, which separates it from tho county of Norfolk. It was given by Ulfketel tho Dane to Bury Abbey ; and subsequently Lord Keeper Bacon and Chief Justice Holt resided here. The living is a rect.* with the cur. of Botesdale annexed, in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 889. The church, dedicated to St. Botolph, has a square tower of white brick. The interior of the church is decorated with paintings, and contains three sedilia of stone under canopies ; also several monu- ments to the Bacon and Holt families. It was restored in 1850. The living was once held by Cardinal Wolsey. The parochial charities produce about 49 per annum. In 1561, Sir Nicholas Bacon, the eminent Lord Keeper, founded at Botesdale in this parish a free grammar school, with six exhibitions at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. There is a National school for both sexes. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. Redgrave Hall, the ancient seat of the Bacons, Holts, and Wilsons, is a i -built mansion. Its grounds and park are richly wooded, and stocked with deer. In front of the mansion is a lake, in which numerous English and foreign aqnutio birds are kept. G. H. Wilson, Esq., is lord of the manor.