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Redditch, manufacturing town, chiefly in Tardebigg and Feckenham pars., Worcestershire, but partly also in Ipsley par., Warwickshire, on river Arrow, 13 miles S. of Birmingham by rail - township (wholly in Tardebigg par.), 5544 ac., pop. 7740; town, 926 ac., pop. 9961; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 1 newspaper. Redditch has mfrs. of needles, hooks and eyes, and fishing tackle; in the vicinity is Besly papermill.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "manufacturing town" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Worcestershire Ancient County |
| Place: | Redditch |
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