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There is evidence of activity around Reddish – a settlement in Greater Manchester, England – before the Norman conquest in the presence of Nico Ditch and some Saxon coins. The recorded history of Reddish begins at the turn of the 13th century when it was documented as "Redich". Reddish remained a predominantly rural settle throughout the medieval period, but expanded to become a mixed industrial and residential area during the 19th century. It developed rapidly during the Industrial Revolution, and still retains landmarks from that period, such as Houldsworth Mill. ==Geography and administration== Reddish borders Heaton Chapel and Brinnington in Stockport, Denton in Tameside, and Gorton and Levenshulme in the City of Manchester. The extents have been well-defined for at least several hundred years. Reddish was a township in the ancient parish of Manchester, but it lay outside the manor of Manchester. This had the effect that boundaries of Reddish were described by the boundaries of the manor of Manchester, with the exception of that with Cheshire, which was the River Tame. The manor boundaries were surveyed and recorded in 1322, and the relevant part was: "Mere" means boundary in this context. The description was traced into early 20th century features by Crofton〔 •〕 and can be cast as: However, Black Brook cannot be le Merebroke as it does not flow to the Tame, but joins Cringle Brook, which flows into the Mersey several miles away via Chorlton Brook. With this exception, Crofton's interpretation of the 1322 boundaries matches those shown on Ordnance Survey maps of the 19th century. Administratively, Reddish became an urban district in 1894.〔 By 1901 the neighbouring County Borough of Stockport had effectively run out of land, and was overflowing into abutting districts. In 1901, after petitioning the Local Government Board, Stockport expanded into several areas including the whole of Reddish, described by Arrowsmith as Stockport's "greatest prize".〔Arrowsmith (1997), p. 239. Astle, pp 73–4. Cronin (2000), p. 8, 35. • Cited at 〕 Stockport gained Reddish's tax income and building land, and in return Reddish received several civic amenities. A council school opened in 1907,〔Astle p (49 ) (PDF).〕 and a combined fire station, free library, and baths opened in stages during 1908 (Cronin identifies a small building at the rear as a mortuary).〔Arrowsmith p 239. Astle pp (49 ), (77 ), (79 ), (94 ) (PDF). Cronin (2000), p. 35-6.〕 The council opened new municipal parks at Mid Reddish (on land presented by Houldsworth) and at South Reddish.〔Astle p (80 ) (PDF).〕 A park at North Reddish followed, described in 1932 as "recently laid out, provid(ing) a number of horticultural features combined with recreation facilities, and illustrat(ing) the layout of a modern recreation park".〔Stockport Advertiser History of Stockport, 1922–1932, being a supplement to the Advertiser centenary history 1822–1922, pp (7 ), (18 ) (PDF).〕 At that time, the Stockport Canal and the Reddish Iron Works made up two of the park's boundaries. The separate civil parish was merged into Stockport parish in 1935.〔The County of Chester Review Order, 1936; 1 April 1935 The Stockport Extension Act, 1934. Cited at 〕 Reddish's position north of the Tame means it was historically part of Lancashire.〔 Cited at 〕 On the merger with Stockport in 1901 the boundary between Lancashire and Cheshire was moved to place it in Cheshire. In 1974 Stockport and several adjacient territories became a unified metropolitan borough in the newly created metropolitan county of Greater Manchester. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「History of Reddish」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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