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| − | '''Redwick''' is a village in [[Gloucestershire]] forming part of the parish of Pilning and Severn Beach. It has a [[Redwick, Monmouthshire|namesake]] on the opposite bank of the Severn in [[Monmouthshire]]. | + | {{county|Gloucestershire}} |
| + | '''Redwick''' is a village in [[Gloucestershire]] forming part of the parish of ''Pilning and Severn Beach''. It has a [[Redwick, Monmouthshire|namesake]] on the opposite bank of the Severn in [[Monmouthshire]]. | ||
It is approximately enclosed by the [[River Severn]] to the north, The Chessell Pill Rhine to the east, the south meets the village of Pilning at the end of Redwick Road (by the Cross hands Public House) and the western edge finishes inline with mainlne of the railway prior to its entry to the [[Severn Tunnel]]. | It is approximately enclosed by the [[River Severn]] to the north, The Chessell Pill Rhine to the east, the south meets the village of Pilning at the end of Redwick Road (by the Cross hands Public House) and the western edge finishes inline with mainlne of the railway prior to its entry to the [[Severn Tunnel]]. | ||
| − | Historically Redwick | + | Historically Redwick forms, with [[Northwick, Gloucestershire|Northwick]], a tything of the parish of [[Henbury]].<ref>[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/GLS/Northwick/Gaz1868.html Extract from National Gazetteer, 1868]</ref> The village was first mentioned in 955 under the name ''Hreodwican'', meaning "place of reeds".<ref>[http://www.southglos.gov.uk/hosted/pilningsevernbeachpc/History.htm History of Pilning and Severn Beach]</ref> |
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{{Commons category|Redwick, South Gloucestershire}} | {{Commons category|Redwick, South Gloucestershire}} | ||
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[[Category:Towns and villages in Gloucestershire]] | [[Category:Towns and villages in Gloucestershire]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:10, 21 June 2016
Redwick is a village in Gloucestershire forming part of the parish of Pilning and Severn Beach. It has a namesake on the opposite bank of the Severn in Monmouthshire.
It is approximately enclosed by the River Severn to the north, The Chessell Pill Rhine to the east, the south meets the village of Pilning at the end of Redwick Road (by the Cross hands Public House) and the western edge finishes inline with mainlne of the railway prior to its entry to the Severn Tunnel.
Historically Redwick forms, with Northwick, a tything of the parish of Henbury.[1] The village was first mentioned in 955 under the name Hreodwican, meaning "place of reeds".[2]
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- Location map: 51°34’26"N, 2°39’36"W
