Redbridge, Southampton
Because of its strategic position, the settlement became a substantial trading post and shipbuilding centre, with many merchant and Royal Navy vessels being constructed in Redbridge in the 18th and 19th centuries.[citation needed] Today, the area is mainly residential and industrial, with a large council estate and a tower block situated within the ward and Southampton Docks close by.[2] Previous names and spellings include: Much of Redbridge's history is linked to its position at the tidal part of the River Test and, later, as the terminus of the Andover Canal.[2] In 1610 William Camden described the village and its history to date thus: Thence glideeth this water streight into Anton Haven, at Arundinis Vadum, as Bede called it and interpreteth it himselfe Reedeford: but now of the bridge where the foord was named, for Redeford, Redbridge: where, at the first springing up of the English Saxon Church, there flourished a Monasterie, the Abbat whereof Cymbreth as Beda writeth, baptised the two brethren being very little ones of Arvandus the pety King of Wight, even as they were ready to be put to death.[2] In 1793, a second, single-span bridge was constructed at Redbridge, paid for by the county council,[3] allowing boats to pass through from Southampton Water to the Andover Canal, which opened the following year.Located on the tidal estuary of the River Test, and acting as the terminus of the Andover Canal, the village was a considerable trading post for commodities such as coal, timber and corn, as well as a centre for ship building.The new pavilion houses the Golden Ring Boxing Club, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Youth Options, and Millbrook Towers & District Community Association.
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