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Redland is an affluent suburb in Bristol, England. The suburb is situated between Clifton, Cotham, Bishopston and Westbury Park. The boundaries of the district are not precisely defined, but are generally taken to be Whiteladies Road in the west, the Severn Beach railway line in the south and Cranbrook Road in the east. Redland is also the name of a council ward, which covers a slightly different area. Redland ward extends to the southern part of Bishopston, and does not include the part of Redland south of Redland Road,〔(Ward map )〕 which is in Cotham ward. Redland is known as a popular student accommodation area, particularly with second and third year students from the city's universities. == History == There are different views of the origin of the name Redland. One source says that in the 11th century it was known as ''Rudeland'', possibly from Old English ''rudding'', meaning "cleared land".〔Smith, V. (2002) ''Street Names of Bristol'' ISBN 1-874092-90-7 p.13〕 Another source points to a mention in 1209 as ''Thriddeland'', probably meaning "the third part of an estate".〔Mills, A.D. and Room, A. ''A Dictionary of English Place-Names'' Oxford University Press〕 Yet another source refers to a mention in 1230 of ''Rubea Terra'' and a later mention as ''la Rede Londe'', derived from the red colour of the soil.〔(Bristol City Council website )〕 For many centuries Redland was in the large parish of Westbury-on-Trym in Gloucestershire. It became a separate civil parish in 1894, but in 1896 the civil parish was abolished and incorporated into the city and county of Bristol.〔(Vision of Britain website )〕 It remained in the ecclesiastical parish of Westbury-on-Trym until 1942. In 1732 the Redland estate was acquired by John Cossins (d.1759) from his wife's uncle George Martin.〔Smith, V. (2002) ''Street Names of Bristol'' ISBN 1-874092-90-7 p.90〕 He replaced the old manor house with Redland Court, a house of Classical design. The estate was sold off in 1865, and the area was then developed for housing. 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「Redland, Bristol」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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