Rede is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England.[1] Its location is situated South East of Chedburgh. In 1887 Rede was described as being "7 miles S[outh] W[est] of Bury St Edmonds, 1224 ac[res], pop[ulation] 224".[2]
Its population in 2011 was 131 residents according to the Census taken in that year.[3]
The institutional history of Rede explains that it has always been a place of housing for agricultural workers, craftsmen and the lower class in general. It is thought that the name "Rede" originates from a mercer from London, William Rede who was granted the manor and advowson of nearby medieval site of Beccles.[4]
Great Wood Hill, the highest point in Suffolk, is around 1.7 km (1.1 mi) west of Rede.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk Archived 2008-12-19 at the Wayback Machine Suffolk County Council
- ^ Bartholomew, John (1887). Gazetteer of the British Isles. Edinburgh: Bartholomew. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ "Rede (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ Suckling, Alfred (1846). The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk: Vol 1. Institute of Historical Research.
- ^ Bathurst, David (2012). Walking the county high points of England. Chichester: Summersdale. pp. 21–26. ISBN 978-1-84-953239-6.
- ^ Edwards, Russell (1982). The River Stour. Lavenham: Terence Dalton. p. 49. ISBN 0900963344.
External links
Media related to Rede, Suffolk at Wikimedia Commons