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Named for an early settler, the eighteenth-century lawyer and land speculator John Reed, Redding is located eight miles south of Danbury. The town, situated among the characteristic wooded hills and rolling countryside of Western Connecticut, is largely residential.
The rolling hills of Redding provide a tranquil setting in which to settle down. This may account for the many creative people who have called Redding home over the decades.
Mostly residential, Redding is a town with little commercial activity. The Redding Land Trust preserves more than 400 acres of land dedicated to open space.
With little business and much open space, Redding is known for its parks, ponds, and marshes as well as hiking and riding trails. The town's enviornmentally
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THE TOWN OF REDDING - (Population: 8,295)........
