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REDHEAD. 302 REDMIRE. REDHEAD, a promontory on the eastern coast of the co. of Forfar, Scotland, 4 miles S.E. of Redcastle. It ia situated opposite Lunan Bay, and attains an elevation of 270 feet. REDHILL, an ext. par. place in the wap. of Corring- ham, parts of Lindscy, co. Lincoln. RKD1I1LL, a hmlt. in the par. of Edgware, co. Mid- dlesex, 1 mile S.E. of Edgwaro. REDHILL, an ecclesiastical district in the par. of Havant, co. Hants, 2 miles N.E. of Havant, and 22 S.E. of Winchester. It is situated 011 Langston Har- bour at the bridge to Hayling Island. The living is a perpet. cur. , val. 1 -1 0, in the dioc. of Winchester. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, was erected in 1838. There is a diocesan school. KED HILL, a vil. in the par. of Reigate, first div. of the hund. of Reigato, co. Surrey, 2 miles from Reigate, and 22 from London. It is a junction station on the South Eastern and Brighton railways, where the Dover and Reading branches turn off. It is situated under the chalk hills. The Philanthropic Society's farm school for convicts' children, originally established at St. George's Fields, in 1788, was removed here in 1849, when the late lamented Prince Consort laid the first stone of the present building. There are two district churches one, dedicated to St. John, is a perpet. cur.,* the other, dedicated to St. Matthew, is a cur.,* joint val. 190, in the dioc. of Winchester, and in the patron, of the bishop. REDHILL, a hmlt. in the par. of Sandon, co. Herts, 3 miles N.W. of Buntingford. REDHILL, a vil. in the par. of Annagh, bar. of Tullygarvcy, co. Cavan, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 2 miles N.E. of Belturbet. It is situated on the road from that town to Ballyhaino. It contains a Roman Catholic chapel. The village takes its name from the red tint ol the roads and soil, arising from the prevalence of iron. RED-HILLS, a. ridge of hills in the bar. of East Offaly, co. Kildare, Ireland. They lie between Rathangand and Kildare, and attain an elevation of near 800 feet. REDISHAM, a par. in the hund. of Wangford, co. Suffolk, 4J miles N.E. of Halesworth, its post town, and 4j S. of Beccles. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 50. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, has a rich Norman doorway on the S. side. The parochial charities produce about 9 per annum, which goes to Leman's Sunday-school. REDISHAM PARVA. See RINGSFIELP, co. Suffolk. RED-ISLAND, several islets of this name in Ireland one in Lough Mahon, co. Cork ; another near the Skerries, co. Dublin; and a third in Lough Ree, co. Westmeath. RED-KIRK, or RED-PATRICK, an ancient par. in co. Dumfries, Scotland, now united with Grctna. REDLANE, a hund. in the Sturminster div. of co. Dorset, contains the pars, of Buckhorn Weston, Child Okeford, Fife-head-Magdalen, Hanford, Iwerne-Court- nay, Kington-Magna, Mansion, Silton, East and West Slower, Sutton Waldron, and Todbere, comprising about 18,000 acres. REDLINGFIELD, a par. in the hund. of Hartis- mere, co. Suffolk, 3J miles S.E. of Eye, its post town, and 7 E. of Fenningham railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. At a farm in the neighbourhood are traces of a Benedictine nunnery, founded by Mauasses, Earl of Guisnez, or Ghisness, in 1120, and dedicated to St. Andrew. Its revenue at the Dissolution was valued at 81 2s. 5rf. The site afterwards passed to the Bediagfields. The soil consists of a rich loam. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 251. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 71. The church, which was formerly a chapel to the above- mentioned nunnery, is an ancient structure, with a low tower. The register dates from 1740, the earlier one having been destroyed. The parochial charities pro- duce about 50 per annum, which is derived from town estate. Sir R. S. Adair, Bart., is lord of the manor. 'RED-LION, or LARGAY, a hmlt. in the bar. of Tullyhaw, co. Cavan, Ireland, 20 miles N.W. of Bally- connell. REDLYNCH, a tythg. and chplry. in the par. and hund. of Bruton, co. Somerset, 2 miles S.E. of Bruton. There is no village, only a few farmhouses. The Earl of Ilchester takes from this place the title of baron. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 59. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, was formerly a chapel-of-easo to Bruton. Rcdlynch House is the principal residence. REDLYNCH, a hmlt. in the par. and hund. of Down- ton, co. Wilts, 5 miles S.E. of Salisbury. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Sarum, in the patron, of the Vicar of Downton. REDMAIN, a hmlt. in the par. of Isell, ward, of Allerdale-below-Derwent, co. Cumberland, 3 miles N.E. of Cockennouth. It forms a tnshp. in conjunction with Blindcrake. REDMARLEY, a hmlt. in the par. of Great Witley, lower div. of Doddingtree hund., co. Worcester, 8 miles N.W. of Worcester. It comprises the Lawband estate, which was purchased by F. O'Connor for his land scheme. REDMARLEY-D'ABITOT, a par. in the lower div. of Oswaldslow hund., co. Worcester, 5 miles N.E. of NeWent, its post town, and 6 S.E. of Ledbury. The village is situated on the road from Gloucester to Ledbury, and is chiefly agricultural. In the front of the parish, which is hilly, the soil is light ; but in the level portion it is clay. There are several quarries of red sandstone, chiefly used for repair of the roads. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 915, and the glebe comprises 63 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 900. The church, de- cated to St. Bartholomew, has a tower containing six bells. It was partially rebuilt in 1856. The register dates from 1542. The parochial charities produce about 14 per annum. There is a National school. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. Down House is the principal residence. Earl Beauchamp is lord of the manor. REDMARSHALL, a par. in the S.W. div. of Stock- ton ward, co. Durham, 4J miles W. of Stockton-on-Tees, its post town, and 6 from Sedgfield. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. The par. in- cludes the tnshps. of Carleton and Shilliugton, and partly belongs to Sutton of Elton. The soil is of a light loamy character. The tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 377, and the glebo comprises 65 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Durham, val. 341, in the patron, of the crown. The church, dedicated to St. Cuthbert, has a massive square tower at the W. end, containing three bells. The parochial charities produce about 4 per annum, exclusive of a rent-charge of 56 Is., payable annually to Sherburn Hospital. There is a free school, partly endowed, for either sex. The Marchioness of Londonderry owns the manorial rights. REDMILE, a par. in the hund. of Framland, co. Leicester, 7J miles W. of Grantham, its post town, and 3 S. of Bottesford railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the Grantham and Not- tingham canal, and is chiefly agricultural. The surface is generally flat, lying at the base of the ridge of hills on which Belvoir Castle stands, and which are clothed with plantations of oak and fir. The soil is clayey on a lias formation. The land is nearly evenly divided be- tween arable and pasture. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under an Enclosure Act in 1792. The living is a rect.* in the dioo. of Peter- borough, val. 391. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, has a square tower, crowned with a spire, and contain- ing three bells. The parochial charities produce about 2 per annum. There is a National school, erected in 1839, also a place of worship for the Primitive Metho- dists. The Duke of Rutland is lord of the manor. KEDMIRE, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of "W ley, wap. of West Hang, North Riding co. York, 4 miles W. of Ley burn, its post town, and 3 S.W. of Wensley.