Redwick, Gloucestershire

Redwick
Redwick
	Redwick Location within Gloucestershire
OS grid reference	ST550858
Civil parish	Pilning and Severn Beach;
Unitary authority	South Gloucestershire;
Ceremonial county	Gloucestershire;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Bristol
Postcode district	BS35
Dialling code	01454
Police	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Avon
Ambulance	South Western
	List of places UK England Gloucestershire 51°34′26″N 2°39′36″W / 51.574°N 2.660°W

Redwick is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. It is part of the parish of Pilning and Severn Beach. 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 in line with mainline of the railway prior to its entry to the Severn Tunnel. Very few people including locals describe themselves as coming from Redwick, usually they refer to themselves as being from Pilning or New Passage.^{[citation needed]}

Historically Redwick was, 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]

References

^ Extract from National Gazetteer, 1868
^ History of Pilning and Severn Beach Archived 2009-04-10 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Extract from National Gazetteer, 1868

[2] History of Pilning and Severn Beach Archived 2009-04-10 at the Wayback Machine

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