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Reddish Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Reddish

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Reddish history

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Toponymy

Reddish is recorded as Redich (1205, 1212), Redych, Radich, Radish, Rediche (1262), Redditch (1381), Redwyche, Radishe and Reddishe (16th century) Folklore has it that the names Gorton and Reddish arose from a battle between Saxons and Danes.

1066 to late 18th century

Reddish does not appear in the Domesday survey; this is in common with most of the then southeast Lancashire area. A corn mill is known to have existed at the junction of Denton Brook and the River Tame from about 1400 onwards. The two main mediaeval houses were Reddish Hall and Hulme Hall at grid reference SJ899932 (demolished 1780, but visible on maps dated 1840)

Industrial Revolution

In 1857 Reddish was almost entirely agricultural, being made of meadow and pasture (1,320 acres (5.3 km) and arable land (90 acres (360,000 m)) At that time, Reddish contained “neither post-office, schoolmaster, lawyer, doctor, nor pawnshop” The population increased tenfold in the next fifty years with the Industrial Revolution.

Brewing, pubs and clubs

Reddish has been home to at least three breweries. Richard Clarke & Co brewed in the area for over 100 years, before being taken over, and later closed, by Boddingtons in 1962. David Pollard’s eponymous brewery opened in the former print works in Reddish Vale in 1975, moving out to Bredbury in 1978.

Reddish economy & business

Affluence

The Human Poverty Index calculates a value based on longevity, literacy, unemployment and income. The parliamentary constituency scores 14.4, close to the UK average of 14.8. This compares well with neighbours Manchester Gorton (20.5) and Stockport (14.2)

Reddish landmarks

Reddish is home to several Grade I and Grade II* listed buildings and structures. All of the listed buildings are part of Houldsworth’s community.

Reddish geography / climate

Reddish borders Heaton Chapel and Brinnington of Stockport; Denton of Tameside; and Gorton and Levenshulme of the City of Manchester. Reddish is a densely populated area and is near to affluent parts of Greater Manchester.

Climate

The main population is situated along a linear stretch parallel with Reddish Vale. The lower lying land in the valley is often cooler and effectively a ‘frost pocket’ The effects of a Fohn Wind are often present here, where warm air rises from the valley floor, tempering the air at the top and thereby reducing overnight lows.

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115 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Reddish places to visit

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Reddish has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Reddish’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Reddish’s information audio spots:

Longsight Electric TMD Longsight Electric TMD is an AC electric railway locomotive traction maintenance depot situated in Longsight, Manchester, England . The depot code is LG (9A 1950 – 1973). It is one of the largest train depots in the United Kingdom and can hold 179 carriages at one time .

Appleby Lodge Appleby Lodge is a set of three-storey 1930s blocks of flats with eight entrance doors . The blocks are in a U-shape around a central garden in Rusholme, Manchester .

Owens Park Owens Park is a large hall of residence located in the Fallowfield district of the city of Manchester . The hall is owned by the University of Manchester and houses 1,056 students . The terms ‘Owens Park’ and ‘Fallowfield Campus’ are sometimes used interchangeably .

Fallowfield Campus Fallowfield Campus is the main residential campus of the University of Manchester . It is located 2 miles (3 km) south of the main university site . The campus is connected by Wilmslow Road and the A34 .

Gorton Locomotive Works Gorton Locomotive Works was completed in 1848 by the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway . The works were known locally as Gortson Tank .

Gorton and Abbey Hey (ward) Gorton and Abbey Hey is an electoral ward of Manchester . It was created by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) It is represented in Westminster by Afzal Khan MP for Manchester Gorton .

Brookfield Unitarian Church Brookfield Unitarian Church, Gorton, Manchester, England is a Victorian Gothic church . It was built in the 1930s and is located in the Victorian Gothic style .

Denton Town Hall Denton Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Street, Denton, Greater Manchester. The town hall, which is the meeting place of the Denton Council, is now a public library.

Palmer Mills, Stockport Palmer Mills, Stockport were cotton spinning mills in Portwood, Greater Manchester. Built in the late 19th century, it was taken over by Lancashire Cotton Corporation in the 1930s and sold on. Renamed the Stockport Paper Mill they survived into the 21st century when they were demolished to be replaced by modern businesses.

Our Lady and the Apostles Church, Stockport Our Lady and the Apostles Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in the Edgeley area of Stockport, Greater Manchester. It was built from 1903 to 1905 and replaced St Philip and St James Church, built in 1803, which was the first permanent Catholic church to be built in Stockport after the English Reformation.

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