Rede is a village and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

in the

West Suffolk West Suffolk may refer to the following places in Suffolk, England: * West Suffolk (county), a county until 1974 * West Suffolk District, a local government district established in 2019 * West Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency), an electoral di ...

district of

Suffolk Suffolk ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It is bordered by Norfolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Essex to the south, and Cambridgeshire to the west. Ipswich is the largest settlement and the county ...

in eastern

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. Its location is situated South East of

Chedburgh Chedburgh is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk (district), West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located on the A143 road, A143 around five miles south-west of Bury St Edmunds, in 2005 its population was 650, reduci ...

. In 1887 Rede was described as being "7 miles S uthW stof Bury St Edmonds, 1224 ac es pop lation224". Its population in 2011 was 131 residents according to the Census taken in that year. The institutional history of Rede explains that it has always been a place of housing for agricultural workers, craftsmen and the lower class in general. It is thought that the name "Rede" originates from a mercer from London, William Rede who was granted the manor and advowson of nearby medieval site of

Beccles Beccles ( ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the East Suffolk District, East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England.OS Explorer Map OL40: The Broads: (1:25 000) : . The town is located along the A145 r ...

Great Wood Hill At , Great Wood Hill, near Chedburgh, is the highest point in the English county of Suffolk Suffolk ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It is bordered by Norfolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Esse ...

, the highest point in Suffolk, is around west of Rede.

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