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Rh REDMORE FARM. 303 REEDHAM. The village, which is of small extent, is chiefly agricul- tural. Coal is obtained in the neighbourhood, and lead mines were formerly in operation. There is a strong sul- phurous spa, with accommodation for bathing. Near the village are some smelt mills. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to the cur. of Bolton Castle, in the dioc. of Ripon. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. There is an endowed free school, founded in 1725, by the Rev. Thomas Baynes, and subsequently rebuilt by the late Lord Bolton. Lord Bolton is lord of the manor and principal landowner. REDMORE FARM, an ext. par. place in the par. of Hockwold-cum-Wilton, co. Norfolk, 9 miles N.W. of Brandon. It is situated on the Little Ouse river. REDNALL, a tnshp. in the par. of West Felton, hund. of Lower Oswestry, co. Salop, 4 miles S.E. of Oswestry. It is a station on the Shrewsbury and Chester branch of the Great Western railway. The village, which is small and wholly agricultural, is situated near the Llanymynech canal. REDNOCK, a vil. in the par. of Port-of-Monteith, co. Perth, Scotland, 35 miles S.W. of Perth, on the river Forth, near the Stirlingshire border. REDPATH, a hmlt. in the par. of Earlston, CO. Berwick, Scotland, 30 miles S.W. of Berwick. It is situated in a valley near the source of the Eden. REDROW, a hmlt. in the par. of Newton, co. Edin- burgh, Scotland, 7 miles S.E. of Edinburgh. REDHUTH, a par., post, and market town in the hund. of Penwith, co. Cornwall, 9 miles S.W. of Truro, and 11 from Falmouth. It is a station on the West Cornwall railway. This place, which is of great anti- quity, was originally called Dre Druth, or "the Druids' town," of which its present name is only a slight modi- fication ; but for some time after the introduction of Christianity it was called " TJny," from the patron saint to whom its church is dedicated. It is a large and prosperous mining town situated in a barren spot en the great road from Truro to Pcnzance, and occupies the declivity of a hill, which attains an altitude of 414 feet. The par. comprises, besides the town of Red- ruth, which consists mainly of one long street, the hmlts. of Little Redruth, or Plengwary, and Treleigh. It is a polling-place for the county elections, and a petty sessions town. It is well built, and partly paved and lighted with gas ; hut the water supply is very insuf- ficient, notwithstanding large sums of money have been expended by the Board of Health to remedy this incon- venience, though all in vain, owing to the drainage of the extensive mines in the vicinity. The town contains a townhall, built in 1850, a theatre, literary institu- tion, savings-bank, commercial bank, and a clock tower at the entrance to the market-place. The county court for the Redruth district is held monthly in tin: townhall on the Wednesday and Thursday fol- lowing the second Tuesday in one month, and the Thursday following the second Tuesday in every other month. The board of guardians for the Redruth Poor-law "Union, which comprises 8 parishes, meets at the union poorhouso every alternate Monday. There are an extensive brewery, safety fuse manufactory, and iron foundry ; but the chief prosperity of the place is derived from the Consols and United copper mines, which are the richest in Cornwall, and are 1,620 feet iln p. These mines, together with others at Iluel or Wht;al Tolgus, Wheal Mary, and at Cook's Kitchen, are of employing a large number of the inhabi- The substratum is chiclly granite and killas rock, abounding in tin and copper, some lodes of which i ten per cent, of fine copper on the gross quantity of or<: I'xtrart'-il. The tithes have been commuted for a charge of 480. The living is a rect. in the dioc. "I' Kxcter, val. 132. The church, dedicated to St. Uny, in a modern structure, with a tower containing a clock and six bells. The interior of the church contains several monuments. There is also a district church at Tn.-l' "1 in 1828 at an expense of 2,400, by grant from the parliamentary commissioners, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 130. There are Na- tional schools for both sexes. The Wesleyans, Baptists, Primitive Methodists, and Society of Friends have places of worship. On Cairn-Brea, or Carnbre, Hill stands the Dunstanvillo pillar; and in various parts of the parish are Druidical remains, consisting of circles, stone pillars, cromlechs, cairns, and other relics, though many have of late years been almost obliterated. Market days are Tuesday and Friday. Fairs are held on 25th March, 2nd May, 4th August, and 13th October. REDSTONE, a hmlt. in the par. and hund. of Nar- berth, co. Pembroke, 2 miles from Narbcrth, and 12 N.E. of Pembroke, near the river Cleddau. REDWELL, a hmlt. in the par. of Ightham, hund. of Wrotham, rape of Aylcsford, co. Kent, 4 miles N.E. of Sevenoaks. REDWHARF, a hmlt. and bay on the coast of Anglesea, near Pentraeth. It is called by the Welsh Traeth Coch, and is celebrated for its rare shells, which abound on the sandy beach. The bay is nearly 5 miles across by 3 deep, with 5 fathoms water. REDWICK, a hmlt. in the par. and lower div. of the hund. of Henbury, co. Gloucester, 8 miles N.W. of Bristol, and 6 S.W. of Thornbury. It is situated on the river Severn, near New Passage. It forms a tything in conjunction with Northwick. There is a school with a small endowment. REDWICK, a chplry. in the par. of Magor, lower div. of Caldicot hund., co. Monmouth, 7 miles S.E. of Newport, its post town, and 12 from Chepstow. The village, which is small, is situated on the Bristol Channel. The living is annexed to the vie.* of Magor, in the dioc. of Llandaff. The church is dedicated to St. Thomas. The parochial charities produce about 1 per annum. There is a National school. RED WORTH, a tnshp. in the par. of Heighington, S.E. div. of Darlington ward, co. Durham, 7 miles N.W. of Darlington, its post town, and 5 S.E. of Bishop Auckland. The village is of small extent and wholly agricultural. In the vicinity is Shackleton camp, a Danish fortification, surrounded with triple embank- ments. The principal seat is Redworth Hall. REED, or REDE, a par. in the hund. of Thingoe, CO. Suffolk, 7 miles S.W. of Bury St. Edmund's, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 286, and the glebe comprises 24 acres. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 274. The church, dedicated to All Saints, has a tower con- taining three bells. The church was restored in 1850. There is an endowed National school. REED, a par. in the hund. of Odsey, co. Herts, 3 miles S. of Royston, its post town, and 4 N. of Bunting- ford. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near the London road, and is wholly agricultural. The land is partly in common. The tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1801. The living is a rect. * with the vie. of Barkway annexed, in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 512. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient edifice, with a square tower con- taining three bells. The register dates from 1539. The parochial charities produce about 1 per annum. REED, a river of the co. of Northumberland, rises at Reed Swyro, in the Cheviots, under Carter Fell, and after a course of 23 miles through Redesdale joins the North Tyne at Reedsmouth Hall. REED BOWER, an islet in Loch Leven, co. Fife, Scotland. REEDHAM, a par. in the hund. of Walsham, co. Norfolk, 6 miles S.E.' of Aclo, 12 from Norwich, its post town, and 5 N.E. of Loddon. It is a junction sta- tion on the Yarmouth section of the Great Eastern rail- way, where the Lowcstoft branch turns off. It is situated near the river Yare, which is here navigable, and is crossed by a ferry on the S. At this spot Lod- broc the Dane was driven ashore in a storm, and was murdered by Bern, huntsman to King Edmund of East Anglia, who then kept his court here. An Act was ob- tained in 1840 for the enclosure of Wilton Green, and several other tracts of common. The surface is of a