Reddish House

Coordinates: 51°01′36″N 1°56′47″W / 51.026767°N 1.946431°W / 51.026767; -1.946431

Reddish House, also known as Reddish Manor in the village of Broad Chalke in Wiltshire, England is an early 18th-century manor house possibly built in its current form for Jeremiah Cray, a clothier. It is a Grade II listed structure by English Heritage.

Whilst the history of the property can be traced to the early 16th century, the house as it currently stands appears to have been developed in the early 18th century, when owned by a series of three absentee landlords all sharing the name Jeremiah Clay. The construction and design appear to show a melange of influences of Charles II (1660–1685); William and Mary (1689–1702); and Queen Anne (1702–1714).

Chronology

16th century

In the early 16th century Littlecote farm was bought from John Littlecote by Sir Richard Elyot, serjeant-at-law and Attorney-General to the Queen consort, Elizabeth of York. After his death in 1522 it passed to his only son, Thomas Elyot a diplomat and author. The 50 acre farm was taken by the crown at the Dissolution of the Monasteries, it is surmised that this was because Sir Thomas Elyot had included it in an endowment to Salisbury Cathedral. In 1560 Queen Elizabeth I granted it to William Reddiche who already owned several properties in the village as a 'Free tenant' of the Earl of Pembroke in Wilton.

Reddish

Coordinates: 53°26′18″N 2°09′41″W / 53.4383°N 2.1613°W / 53.4383; -2.1613

Reddish is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England. It is 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Stockport and 4.6 miles (7.4 km) southeast of Manchester. The population is 30,055 in an area of 7.08 square kilometres (2.73 mi²). By the UK Census 2011 the population of both wards (north and south) decreased to a combined total of 28,052.Historically a part of Lancashire, Reddish grew and developed rapidly during the Industrial Revolution and still retains landmarks from that period, such as Houldsworth Mill, a former textile mill.

Reddish Vale is a country park close to the locality.

History

Toponymy

Reddish is recorded as Redich (1205, 1212), Redych, Radich (1226), Radish, Rediche (1262), Redditch (1381), Redwyche, Radishe and Reddishe (16th century). The name either means "reedy ditch" (OE hrēod-dīc) or "red ditch" (OE rēad-dīc). Ekwall (1922) allows either form, stating "red" is less probable; Mills (1991) and Arrowsmith (1997) only give the "reed" option. The ditch referred to is possibly the Nico Ditch, an earthwork of uncertain origin bordering Reddish, Manchester and Denton. Folklore has it that the names Gorton and Reddish arose from a battle between Saxons and Danes. John Higson wrote in 1852

Reddish (disambiguation)

Reddish is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport in Greater Manchester, England.

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