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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 55. Chapters: Reddish, Cheadle Hulme, Bredbury, Gatley, Mellor, Greater Manchester, Marple, Greater Manchester, Woodford, Greater Manchester, Cheadle, Greater Manchester, Heaton Moor, Bramhall, Hazel Grove, Nico Ditch, Heaton Chapel, Heaton Norris, Compstall, Werneth Low, Romiley, Edgeley, High Lane, Davenport, Greater Manchester, Heaton Mersey, Marple Bridge, Brinnington, Four Heatons, Woodley, Greater Manchester, Middlewood Way, Cheadle Bulkeley, Bosden Farm, Cheadle Moseley, Hawk Green, Strines, Stockport Etchells, Offerton Park, Turf Lea, Heald Green, Offerton, Greater Manchester, Cheadle Heath, Ladybrook Valley, Adswood, Norbury, Greater Manchester, Torkington, Portwood, Ludworth, Greater Manchester, North Reddish, South Reddish, Cheadle Royal, Windlehurst, Foggbrook. Excerpt: Reddish is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England. It is 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Stockport and 4.6 miles (7.4 km) southeast of Manchester. The population is 30,055 in an area of 7.08 square kilometres (2.73 mi ). Historically a part of Lancashire, Reddish grew and developed rapidly during the Industrial Revolution and still retains landmarks from that period, such as Houldsworth Mill, a former textile mill. Reddish Vale is a country park close to the locality. Reddish is recorded as Redich (1205, 1212), Redych, Radich (1226), Radish, Rediche (1262), Redditch (1381), Redwyche, Radishe and Reddishe (16th century). The name either means "reedy ditch" (OE hr od-d c) or "red ditch" (OE r ad-d c). Ekwall (1922) allows either form, stating "red" is less probable; Mills (1991) and Arrowsmith (1997) only give the "reed" option. The ditch referred to is possibly the Nico Ditch, an earthwork of uncertain origin bordering Reddish, Manchester and Denton. Folklore has it that the names Gorton and Reddish arose from a batt...
