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Redditch
Sign in to saveRedditch is a town and non-metropolitan district with borough status in Worcestershire, England. In 2021, the town had a population of 81,637 and the district had a population of 87,037. In the 1800s, it became a centre for the needle and fishing tackle industry; by the end of the century, 90% of the world's needles were manufactured in the town and its surrounding areas.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Redditch
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town and borough
- Settlement.total_type
- District
- Settlement.motto
- REDDITE DEO
- Settlement.image_alt
- Montage of Redditch landmarks including Church Green East and Arrow Valley Lake
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Worcestershire
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Worcestershire
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- top
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- United Kingdom
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Constituent country
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- England
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- West Midlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Ceremonial County
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Worcestershire
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- District
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 81919
- Area
- 54.25
- Elevation
- 130
- Official website
- www.redditchbc.gov.uk
- Image
- Redditch 015.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01527
Show 4 more facts
- Commons category
- Redditch
- inception
- 1964-04-10
- P8168
- Specs Powell
- P12749
- Theresia Bauer
via Wikidata · CC0
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Article
25 sectionsContents
- History
- Governance
- Geography
- Districts of Redditch
- Green belt
- Transport
- Railway
- Buses
- Road system
- Education
- Media
- Amenities
- In popular culture
- Places of interest
- Kingfisher Shopping Centre
- Arrow Valley Country Park
- Royal Enfield motorcycles
- Notable people
- Town twinning
- Friendship links
- Sport
- Climate
- See also
- References
- External links
Redditch is a town and non-metropolitan district with borough status in Worcestershire, England. In 2021, the town had a population of 81,637 and the district had a population of 87,037. In the 1800s, it became a centre for the needle and fishing tackle industry; by the end of the century, 90% of the world's needles were manufactured in the town and its surrounding areas.
In the 1960s, it became part of the new town planning movement which included it expanding into neighbouring villages and hamlets surrounding the town. It is the second largest settlement in Worcestershire, after Worcester.
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