Redington
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Redington is a surname
of either English
or Irish
(anglicisation
of Ó Roideacháin) origin and a place name and may refer to:
Surname
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of either English
English people
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or Irish
Irish people
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(anglicisation
Anglicisation
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of Ó Roideacháin) origin and a place name and may refer to:
People
- Amanda RedingtonAmanda RedingtonAmanda Redington is a British presenter and actress. She has been a presenter for cable and satellite TV channels such as Music Box and Sky Channel, during the mid and late 1980s.Main presenter on GMTV for 8 years till 2002.The Heaven and Earth show BBC1 till 2001...
(b. ca. 1956), British actress and TV presenter - Frank RedingtonFrank RedingtonFrank Mitchell Redington was a noted British actuary. Frank Redington was best known for his development of Immunisation Theory which specifies how a fixed income portfolio can be "immunised" against changing interest rates....
(1906–1984), British actuary - Joe RedingtonJoe RedingtonJoe Redington, Senior was an American dog musher and kennel owner, who is best known as the "Father of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race", which runs 1,049 miles¹ across the U.S. state of Alaska.-Early life:...
(1917–1999), American dog musher and kennel owner - Thomas Nicholas RedingtonThomas Nicholas RedingtonSir Thomas Nicholas Redington KCB was an Irish administrator, politician and civil servant.Redington, only son of Christopher Redington , a captain in the army, by Frances, only daughter of Henry Dowell of Cadiz, was born at Kilcornan, Oranmore, County Galway...
(1815–1862), Irish politician and civil servant
Places
- Redington, ArizonaRedington, ArizonaRedington is a ghost town in Pima County, Arizona, United States.It is located on the banks of the San Pedro River, northeast of Tucson and about 54 km north-northwest of Benson. The area was previously known as Tres Alamos....
- Redington PassRedington PassRedington Pass is a high mountain pass between the Santa Catalina Mountains and the Rincons in northeast Pima County, Arizona. It is located just east of Tucson...
- Redington Pass
- Redington Beach, FloridaRedington Beach, FloridaRedington Beach is a town in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,539 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 1,534.-Geography:Redington Beach is located at ....
- Redington Shores, FloridaRedington Shores, FloridaRedington Shores is a town in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,338 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 2,031.-Geography:Redington Shores is located at ....
- North Redington Beach, FloridaNorth Redington Beach, FloridaNorth Redington Beach is a town in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,474 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 1,526.-Geography:North Redington Beach is located at ....
- Mount RedingtonMount RedingtonMount Redington is a mountain located in Franklin County, Maine.Redington is flanked to the northeast by South Crocker Mountain and to the west by Black Nubble.Redington stands just northeast of the U.S...
, a mountain in Franklin County, Maine - Redington MuseumRedington MuseumThe Redington Museum is a historic museum in Waterville, Maine that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The museum is the headquarters of the Waterville Historical Society....
, historic museum in Waterville, Maine
See also
- Reddington (disambiguation)
- Reding (disambiguation)
- Redding (disambiguation)
- Reddin (disambiguation)
- Redden (disambiguation)
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