Redwick, Gloucestershire Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Redwick
Static Image Name:New Passage Road (B4064) (geograph 3457507).jpg
Region:South West England
Postcode District:BS35
Postcode Area:BS
Dial Code:01454
Os Grid Reference:ST550858

Redwick is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. It is part of the parish of Pilning and Severn Beach, and is bounded by the River Severn to the north and the Chessell Pill Rhine to the east. To the south is the village of Pilning, at the end of Redwick Road near Pilning Stores and the village war memorial. Immediately to the west, the South Wales Main Line railway enters the Severn Tunnel.

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] The village is also mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/GLS/Northwick/Gaz1868.html Extract from National Gazetteer, 1868
  2. http://www.southglos.gov.uk/hosted/pilningsevernbeachpc/History.htm History of Pilning and Severn Beach
  3. Web site: Redwick Domesday Book. 2020-12-08. opendomesday.org.