Rede, Suffolk
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Rede is a village and
civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
in the
West Suffolk West Suffolk may refer to the following places in Suffolk, England: * West Suffolk (county), a county until 1974 * West Suffolk District, a local government district established in 2019 * West Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency), an electoral dist ...
district of
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in eastern
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. Its location is situated South East of
Chedburgh Chedburgh is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located on the A143 around five miles south-west of Bury St Edmunds, in 2005 its population was 650, reducing to 597 at the 2011 Census. Great ...
. In 1887 Rede was described as being "7 miles S
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W stof Bury St Edmonds, 1224 ac es pop lation224". Its population in 2011 was 131 residents according to the Census taken in that year. The institutional history of Rede explains that it has always been a place of housing for agricultural workers, craftsmen and the lower class in general. It is thought that the name "Rede" originates from a mercer from London, William Rede who was granted the manor and advowson of nearby medieval site of
Beccles Beccles ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk.OS Explorer Map OL40: The Broads: (1:25 000) : . The town is shown on the milestone as from London via the A145 and A12 roads, north-east of London as the crow fli ...
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Great Wood Hill At , Great Wood Hill, near Chedburgh, is the highest point in the English county of Suffolk. It is part of the Newmarket Ridge. The summit is in the middle of a wood, near the village of Rede. It is the highest point in the wide area east o ...
, the highest point in Suffolk, is around west of Rede.


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Villages in Suffolk Civil parishes in Suffolk Borough of St Edmundsbury {{Suffolk-geo-stub