Ripe, or Eckington (St. John the Baptist)
RIPE, or Eckington (St. John the Baptist), a
parish, in the union of West Firle, hundred of Shiplake, rape of Pevensey, E. division of Sussex, 10 miles
(S. S. E.) from Uckfield; containing 375 inhabitants.
It comprises by admeasurement 1770 acres, of which
835 are arable, 679 meadow and pasture, and a considerable portion of the rest woodland. The living is a
rectory, valued in the king's books at £11. 10., and in
the gift of Exter College, Oxford: the tithes have been
commuted for £470, and the glebe comprises 33 acres.
The church is a handsome structure, partly in the early
and partly in the decorated English style, with an embattled tower; the east window is ornamented with
stained glass collected from the other windows of the
edifice. Here is a powerful chalybeate spring.
Ripley
RIPLEY, a chapelry, in the parish of Pentrich,
union of Belper, hundred of Morleston and Litchurch, S. division of the county of Derby, 3¾ miles
(S. by W.) from Alfreton, on the road to Derby; containing 2515 inhabitants. Ripley is an improving place,
lighted with gas. A market was chartered about the
reign of Henry III.; it was formerly on Wednesday,
and is now held by consent on Saturday: fairs are
held on the Wednesday in Easter-week and the 23rd
October, and a statute-fair for hiring servants on the
5th November. There is a mill for manufacturing a
particular kind of candlewick and for stay-laces. At
Hartshay are extensive collieries; and the Cromford
canal passes the northern verge of the chapelry, near
that place: many of the inhabitants find employment at
the Butterley iron-works. The township comprises 2212
acres of good land. The living is a perpetual curacy,
endowed by grants, and by private donations from the
Duke of Devonshire (who is patron) and the Rev. J.
Wood: income, about £110. The chapel, dedicated to
All Saints, is a neat structure, erected in 1820, at a cost
of £1300, of which the Incorporated Society gave £375,
the patron £210, and the Rev. J. Wood £100. There
are places of worship for Wesleyans and Unitarians;
and a national school, built in 1820 by private subscription aided by a grant from the National Society.
An urn containing a number of coins of Gallienus,
Carausius, Victorinus, and others, was discovered here
in 1730.
Ripley
RIPLEY, a tything, in the parish of Sopley, union
and hundred of Christchurch, Ringwood and Southern
divisions of the county of Southampton; containing
258 inhabitants.
Ripley
RIPLEY, a chapelry, in the parish of Send, union
of Guildford, Second division of the hundred of
Woking, W. division of Surrey, 6 miles (N. E.) from
Guildford; containing 851 inhabitants. It is situated
on the road from London to Portsmouth, by Kingston;
and is a post-town, consisting principally of a long wide
street. On its north side is a pleasant common, which,
when the other commons of the parish were inclosed,
under an act passed in 1803, was left open for the
general recreation of the inhabitants; cricket-matches
are frequently played here, and they formerly attracted
much company. The common is bordered on the west
by the respectable residence of Dunsborough, whose
grounds are partly bounded by a tributary of the river
Wey. The chapel, which appears to have been founded
about the end of the 12th century, is, in a record of the
time of Edward II., called the oratory of Ripelia or
Ripellee; and in the 2nd of Edward VI. seems to have
been regarded as a chantry chapel. The present chapel
was consecrated in November 1846, and cost £1638.
There is a place of worship for Baptists. George Ripley,
the famous alchymist, and a Carmelite friar, whose works
were printed at Cassel in 1549, is stated to have been
born here.
Ripley (All Saints)
RIPLEY (All Saints), a parish, and formerly a
market-town, partly in the Upper, but chiefly in the
Lower, division of the wapentake of Claro, W. riding
of York; containing, with the townships of Clint and
Killinghall, 1235 inhabitants, of whom 283 are in Ripley
township, 23 miles (W. by N.) from York. This place
was anciently the property of the Ripley family, by
marriage with whose heiress, about the latter part of the
fourteenth century, it was conveyed to Sir Thomas
Ingilby, whose descendant, William, was created a baronet in 1642: the title, becoming extinct, was revived
in 1781, and has passed to Sir William Amcots Ingilby,
the present owner of the estate. During the parliamentary war, Ripley Castle was visited after the battle
of Marston-Moor by Oliver Cromwell, who passed one
night here; it was originally built in 1555, and having
been much enlarged and improved during the present
century, is a handsome castellated mansion, finely situated in a demesne tastefully laid out. The town or village, which is on the road from Leeds to Newcastle,
occupies rising ground, about half a mile north from the
river Nidd, and consists of one broad street; the old
houses have been taken down, and replaced by others
of stone, at the expense of Sir W. A. Ingilby. Fairs are
held on Easter Monday and Tuesday, and August 26th,
principally for horses, sheep, and cattle. The parish
comprises 7260a. 2r. 20p.: the soil about Ripley is good,
but rather moory in the township of Clint; the surface
is varied, and the higher grounds command some fine
views.
The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books
at £23. 8. 9.; net income, £666; patron, Sir W. A.
Ingilby. The tithes of Ripley township have been commuted for £143, and the glebe consists of 57 acres.
The church, an ancient and spacious cruciform structure,
contains some handsome monuments of the Ingilby
family, among which is one to the memory of Sir Thomas
de Ingilby, justice of the common pleas in the time of
Edward III.; in the churchyard is a curious pedestal
of a cross, with eight niches apparently intended for
kneeling. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans,
built in 1847. A free school was established and endowed in 1702, by Mary and Catherine Ingilby; the
income is about £120 a year: the school-house was rebuilt in 1830. The school at Burnt Yates was founded
by Admiral Long, in 1760, and endowed with property
which, with some small additions subsequently made to
it, now produces £200 per annum. There are also
charitable endowments to the amount of about £40 a
year, the principal of which are Lord Craven's and Mrs.
Hardy's. Near the town is a spring, accounted beneficial for weakness in the eyes.
Riplingham
RIPLINGHAM, a hamlet, in the parish of Rowley,
union of Beverley, Hunsley-Beacon division of the
wapentake of Harthill, E. riding of York, 2 miles
(E. by N.) from South Cave; containing 149 inhabitants. The village is pleasantly situated on the road between Hull and South Cave: petty-sessions are held in
it weekly.
Riplington
RIPLINGTON, a township, in the parish of Whalton, union and W. division of Castle ward, S. division
of Northumberland, 7½ miles (W. S. W.) from the
town of Morpeth; containing 30 inhabitants. In 1560
Queen Elizabeth had a moiety of the lands, and since
that date property has been held here by the families of
Heron, Grey, Cook, and Teasdale. The township comprises 377 acres, and is on the western verge of Castle
ward: the hamlet stands on a sweep of the ridge upon
which Whalton is situated. A small modus is paid in
lieu of tithes.
Riplington
RIPLINGTON, a tything, in the parish and hundred
of East Meon, union of Petersfield, Petersfield and
N. divisions of the county of Southampton, 6 miles
(W. by N.) from Petersfield; with 86 inhabitants.
Ripon (St. Peter and St. Wilfrid)
RIPON (St. Peter and
St. Wilfrid), a city and
parish, partly in the liberty
of Ripon, and partly in the
Lower division of the wapentake of Claro, W. riding of
York; containing 15,024
inhabitants, of whom 5461
are in the town, 23 miles
(N. W. by W.) from York,
and 212 (N. N. W.) from
London. This place, which
is of considerable antiquity,
is supposed to derive its name from the Latin Ripa, on
account of its situation upon the bank of a river. The
earliest record we find respecting it is of about the
middle of the seventh century, when a monastery was
founded here by Eata, abbot of Melrose in Scotland,
which was subsequently given by Alfred, King of Northumbria, to Wilfrid, Archbishop of York, by whom it
was greatly improved, and its church solemnly dedicated.
The town at that time consisted of 30 houses; it soon
began to increase in extent, and, under the fostering
patronage of the monks, grew into distinction. In the
ninth century it was plundered and burnt by the Danes,
when so complete was the devastation, that only the
remaining ruins denoted its former existence; but it regained its importance with such celerity as to be incorporated a royal borough by Alfred the Great, in 886. This
prosperity did not, however, long continue. The town
shared in the destruction which Edred, in suppressing
the insurrections of the Northumbrian Danes, carried
through that province; and it had scarcely recovered
from this devastation when it suffered from the unrelenting vengeance of William the Conqueror, who, after
defeating the Northumbrian rebels, in 1069, laid waste
the country, and so effectually demolished this town,
that it remained for some time in ruins, and at the
period of the Norman survey was still desolate. The
monastery, after its destruction by Edred, was rebuilt,
chiefly by Oswald and his successors, archbishops of
York, and was endowed and made collegiate by Archbishop Aldred.
Seal and Arms.
Profiting by a period of comparative tranquillity,
Ripon had again begun to revive, when it was once
more exposed to the ravages of war by the progress of
the Scots, under Robert Bruce, who, after exacting from
the wretched inhabitants all that could be wrung from
them, destroyed the town by fire. Aided, however, by
donations from the Archbishop of York and the neighbouring gentry, and by the industry of the remaining inhabitants, it so rapidly recovered as to be selected by
Henry IV. for the residence of his court, when driven
from London by the plague. A similar calamity induced
the lord president of York to remove his court hither in
1604. In 1617, James I. passed a night here on his
route from Scotland to London, and was presented by
the mayor with a gilt bowl and a pair of Ripon spurs;
and the town was also visited by his unfortunate successor, Charles I., in 1633. In the civil war it was taken
possession of and held for the parliament, by the troops
under the command of Sir Thomas Mauleverer, who
defaced and injured many of the monuments and ornamental parts of the church; but they were at length
driven from the town by a detachment of the king's
cavalry, under Sir John Mallory, of Studley.
Ripon
Ripon is situated between the rivers Ure and Skell,
over the former of which is a handsome stone bridge of
seventeen arches, forming a commodious approach to
the town from the north. The streets are narrow and
irregular, but the houses, which are chiefly of brick, are,
with a few exceptions, well built; the town is paved,
lighted with gas, and plentifully supplied with water.
The theatre, built in 1792, has for many years been converted into a riding-school. The public rooms at Low
Skellgate, erected in 1834, at an expense of nearly
£3000, by a proprietary of two hundred, contain a spacious and elegant assembly-room, which is occasionally
used for public meetings; a subscription library and
newsroom; a mechanics' institute, established in 1831;
a dispensary, and various other accommodations, the
whole forming a handsome pile, with extensive gardens.
The races, which had been long discontinued, were revived in 1837. The surrounding scenery is enriched
with the grounds of Studley Park and the magnificent
ruins of Fountains Abbey, which are described under
the head of Studley-Royal.
The river Ure was made navigable as far as Ripon, by
an act passed in 1767; and a second act obtained in
1820, incorporated the proprietors by the style of "The
Company of Proprietors of the River Ure Navigation to
Ripon:" barges of from 25 to 30 tons' burthen are
employed in bringing coal and merchandise of various
kinds from Hull, York, and other places, to the town,
and are laden in return with lead, butter, &c. An act
was passed in 1845 for a railway from Leeds, by Ripley
and Ripon, to Thirsk. The place was formerly celebrated
for its manufacture of spurs and woollen-cloths, but its
present trade is somewhat limited; linen is manufactured
to an inconsiderable extent, and during the season there
is a weekly market for wool, much resorted to by the
manufacturers from Leeds, Halifax, &c. The regular
market is on Thursday: in the market-place, a spacious
and well-built square, is an obelisk 90 feet in height,
erected in 1781 by William Aislabie, Esq., on the top
of which are a bugle-horn and a spur-rowel, the arms
of Ripon. Fairs are held on the first Thursday after the
20th day after Old Christmas-day, on May 13th and
14th, the first Thursday and Friday in June, the Thursday after August 2nd, the 1st Thursday in November,
and November 23rd, for cattle and various kinds of
merchandise.
The town, which is a borough by prescription, received charters from James I. and II. The corporation
now consists of a mayor, 4 aldermen, and 12 councillors,
under the act 5th and 6th of William IV., cap. 76; and
the municipal limits have been made co-extensive with
those for parliamentary purposes, including a district of
1549 acres. The mayor and late mayor are justices of
the peace. Ripon first sent members to parliament in
the 23rd of Edward I.; the privilege was discontinued
in the reign of his successor, and was not revived till
the time of Edward VI., since which it has been exercised without interruption: the mayor is returning
officer. A court military, for the recovery of debts to
any amount, the officers of which are appointed by the
lord-lieutenant of the West riding, has jurisdiction within
the borough and liberty of Ripon, the latter of which
comprises the greater part of the parish of Ripon, and
the whole of Nidd with Killinghall. Justices of the
peace for the liberty are chosen by the lord-lieutenant,
and in conjunction with the recorder they hold sessions
for the liberty; petty-sessions take place every Friday
under the magistrates for the borough and liberty, and
occasionally for the North and West ridings of the
county. The powers of the county debt-court of Ripon,
established in 1847, extend over the registration-districts
of Ripon and Pateley-Bridge. The building formerly
used as the town-hall, erected in 1801 at the expense of
Mrs. Allanson, of Studley, is a lofty, spacious, and
handsome structure of freestone, with a portico of the
Ionic order; it has not been used by the corporation
since the passing of the Municipal Corporations' act.
There are a criminal court and a prison in connexion
with the liberty.
The collegiate establishment, which, at the dissolution of monasteries, possessed seven prebends and
thirteen chantries, was refounded in 1604 by James I.,
who appointed a dean and
six prebendaries, with a subdean, and endowed it with
£247 per annum. By the act
6th and 7th of William IV.,
cap. 77, Ripon was made the
head of a diocese consisting
of that part of the county of York which was previously
in the diocese of Chester, and of a large part of the
county previously in the diocese of York. It comprehends the archdeaconries of Richmond and Craven, with
374 benefices. The establishment consists of a bishop,
dean, sub-dean, six canons, and two minor canons, with
inferior officers; the bishop has an income of £4500,
and the Dean and Chapter, who hold the patronage of
the minor canonries, possess a net revenue of £633.
The dean and chapter have a prison, and are authorised,
by charter of James I., to hold a court of pleas, called
the Canon Fee Court, in which they appoint their own
officers, the charter stating that such authority had long
appertained to them. The ancient collegiate church,
now the cathedral of the diocese, is a large cruciform
building. It has two square towers at the western end,
each 110 feet high, embattled, and surmounted with
pinnacles; and in the centre is another square tower,
standing upon four pillars with arches, and ornamented
with a cupola on its north-western angle. On each of
these towers was formerly a spire, those on the towers
at the western end being 120 feet in height, and that on
the central tower still higher; but the latter having
been blown down in 1660, causing considerable damage
to the roof, the others were removed. On the south
side of the choir is the chapter-house, over which is the
library, containing a good collection of ancient works,
and portraits of many of the kings and queens of England. Under the nave of the cathedral is a chapel, in
which is a place called St. Wilfrid's Needle, said by
tradition to have been used for the trial of female chastity.
The bishop's throne and the stalls are ornamented with
carved work, and the magnificent east window, which is
51 feet by 25, contains the arms of James I., those of
England and France, of the dean and chapter, and of
the town; there are also many beautiful and curious
monuments in the cathedral. The episcopal palace,
erected at Bramley Grange, near the city, is a handsome
structure, situated in a demesne of about 110 acres.
Arms of the Bishopric
The parish comprises the townships of Aldfield,
Aismunderby with Bondgate, Bewerley, Bishopside,
Bishopton, Clotherholme, Dacre, Eavestone, Givendale,
Grantley, Hewick-Bridge, Hewick-Copt, Ingerthorpe,
Lindrick, Markington with Wallerthwaite, Bishop-Monkton, Newby with Mulwith, Nunwick, Ripon, Sawley,
Sharrow, Skelding, Skelton, North Stainley with Sleningford, Studley-Roger, Studley-Royal, Sutton-Grange,
Bishop-Thornton, Warsill, Westwick, Whitcliffe with
Thorp, and Winksley. The tithes of Ripon township
have been commuted for £390. A church, dedicated to
the Holy Trinity, was erected by the Rev. Edward Kilvington in 1827, at an expense of about £13,000, of
which £10,000 had been bequeathed for the purpose by
Dr. Kilvington, of Ripon. It is a handsome cruciform
structure of freestone, with lancet windows, a richlygroined roof, and a tower surmounted by a beautiful
spire; and contains between 900 and 1000 sittings,
whereof 200 are free. The fixed endowment is about
£24 per annum, with two cottages and three or four
acres of land; the income is derived mainly from the
letting of pews, and is altogether about £200: the patronage is vested in the Rev. Charles Simeon's Trustees.
In the rural parts of the parish are eleven other incumbencies, nine of which are in the gift of the Dean and
Chapter. There are two places of worship in the town
for Wesleyans, and one each for Independents and
Primitive Methodists. The Free Grammar school was
founded and liberally endowed by Philip and Mary, in
1553; the management is vested in trustees, by whom
the master and usher are appointed, the former with a
salary of £240, and the latter with one of £90. Jepson's
Hospital was established and endowed by Zacharias
Jepson, in 1672, for boarding and educating twenty sons
of freemen, or orphans; the income is about £190 per
annum. The hospital of St. Mary Magdalene, situated
in Stammergate, was founded and endowed by Thurstan,
Archbishop of York, early in the twelfth century, and
rebuilt by Dr. Hooke, prebendary of Ripon, and master
of the hospital, in 1674; it affords an asylum to six
widows, and a chapel adjoins the hospital, in which
divine service is performed on certain days. The hospital of St. John the Baptist was instituted by an archbishop of York, probably so early as the reign of King
John, and is a small building, in which two women are
lodged: that of St. Anne, in Agnes' Gate, was founded
in the reign of Edward IV., by one of the family of
Neville, and affords an asylum to eight women. At the
eastern end of the town is a curious relic of antiquity,
called Alla or Ailo's Hill, a tumulus in the form of a
cone, composed of sand, gravel, and human bones, and
supposed to derive its name from Ælla, King of Northumbria, who was slain in 867, fighting against the
Danes; the circumference of the hill, at the base, is
about 3000 yards, and the height of the slope about 74
yards. The town was the birthplace of Dr. Beilby Porteus, Bishop of London. The Right Hon. Fred. John
Robinson, Viscount Goderich, was created Earl of Ripon
in 1833.
Rippingale (St. Andrew)
RIPPINGALE (St. Andrew), a parish, in the union
of Bourne, wapentake of Aveland, parts of Kesteven,
county of Lincoln, 4 miles (S. S. E.) from Falkingham;
containing 694 inhabitants. It is situated on the road
from London to Lincoln, and comprises nearly 4000
acres, of which about 2400 are pasture, and 40 woodland. The surface on the western side of the road is
diversified with hill and dale, and agreeably interspersed
with wood; on the eastern side it slopes gradually in
the direction of the sea, and at length becomes flat. The
living is a rectory in three parts, consolidated in 1725;
two parts are valued in the king's books at £14. 7. 1.,
and the third at £7. 3. 9.: net income, £895; patron,
Sir G. Heathcote. The tithes were commuted for land
in 1803. The church is a large structure with a tower,
and contains several fine tombs, much mutilated, the
principal of which consists of three full-length figures of
the Marmion family; on the floor of the chancel is a
well-preserved figure of a Knight-Templar in chainarmour, and under a decorated arch in the south wall is
a stone figure of a lady abbess.
Ripple
RIPPLE, a ward, in the parish of Barking, union
of Romford, hundred of Beacontree, S. division of
Essex, 10 miles (E. by N.) from London; containing
467 inhabitants.
Ripple (St. Mary)
RIPPLE (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of
Eastry, hundred of Cornilo, lathe of St. Augustine,
E. division of Kent, 2¾ miles (S. W. by W.) from Deal;
containing 189 inhabitants. The parish comprises by
admeasurement 1134 acres; the surface is undulated,
and the soil chiefly clay and chalk. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £5. 19. 4½., and in
the gift of the Rev. A. B. Mesham, and C. F. Palmer,
Esq.: the tithes have been commuted for £260, and
the glebe contains about 10 acres, with a house. The
church is in the early English style: in the churchyard
are two fine yew-trees. Near the church is a military
work, thrown up by Cæsar in his route from the sea to
his principal camp on Barham Down; and in another
part of the parish is a small oblong intrenchment, inclosing several small mounds.
Ripple (St. Mary)
RIPPLE (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Upton, partly in the Lower division of the hundred of
Pershore, but chiefly in the Lower division of the hundred of Oswaldslow, Upton and W. divisions of the
county of Worcester, 4 miles (N. by W.) from Tewkesbury; containing, with the hamlet of Holdfast and the
chapelry of Queenhill, 993 inhabitants, of whom 869 are
in Ripple hamlet. The parish is situated on the road
from Bristol to Birmingham, and on the river Severn:
it comprises by admeasurement about 2500 acres. Limestone is quarried for building and for the construction
of drains. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's
books at £42. 6. 4.; net income, £1040; patron, the
Bishop of Worcester. The tithes were commuted for
land and money payments in 1801 and 1812, under inclosure acts; the glebe altogether contains about 580
acres. The church, a handsome structure, was beautified, and its tower raised, towards the close of the last
century. At Queenhill is a chapel of ease. There are
four almshouses for poor women, who are nominated by
the lady of the manor; and some bequests, now producing £120 a year, are appropriated to parochial purposes. A monastery existed at Ripple so early as the
year 770, in Bishop Mildred's time; it was granted to
the church of Worcester, by Duke Ælfred, about the
commencement of the ninth century. Some ancient
pottery was discovered at Bow farm in 1838, and it is
supposed that here was a station of the Romans, for the
manufacture of sepulchral and other pottery from the
clay found near the spot. From Bow bridge, which
crosses a stream dividing Worcestershire and Gloucestershire, extends a Roman road to near Tewkesbury.
Ripponden
RIPPONDEN, a chapelry, in the parish and union
of Halifax, wapentake of Morley, W. riding of York,
5¾ miles (S. W.) from Halifax; containing 7417 inhabitants. This place, originally called Rybournden from
its situation on the Rybourne, an inconsiderable stream
which intersects the village, and, after long-continued
rains, frequently overflows its banks, suffered greatly
from an inundation in the year 1722. On the afternoon
of the 18th of May, the waters in the valley suddenly
rose to a height of 20 feet, bearing down in their course
the mills and bridges on the river, sweeping away several
houses in the village, destroying part of the chapel, and
laying open the graves in its cemetery; twelve persons
lost their lives, eight of whom were members of the
same family. The chapelry comprises 13,070 acres,
principally meadow and pasture land; the surface is
diversified with hill and dale, and the scenery in many
parts is very beautiful. The substratum is chiefly sandstone, of which there are quarries in operation. The
village is situated on the road from Manchester to Rochdale, and on the eastern side of Blackstone Edge; the
Rybourne flows under two bridges of stone close by the
chapelyard, and falls into the Calder at Sowerby-Bridge.
The present chapel, dedicated to St. Bartholomew, was
erected partly by a brief, and partly by subscription, in
1737, to replace the ancient structure, which had been
injured by the flood; it is of the Tuscan order, with a
tower, and the cemetery is inclosed by a very fine hedge
of yew, cut into semicircular arches. The living is a
perpetual curacy, in the patronage of the Vicar of Halifax; net income, £150, with a good parsonage-house, of
which the older portion was built by the Rev. John
Watson, a distinguished antiquary, during his incumbency. On Ripponden bank is a place of worship for
Wesleyans.
Ripton, Abbott's (St. Andrew)
RIPTON, ABBOTT'S (St. Andrew), a parish, in
the hundred of Hurstingstone, union and county of
Huntingdon, 5 miles (N.) from Huntingdon; containing 344 inhabitants, and comprising by computation
4000 acres. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's
books at £21. 7. 6.; net income, £457; patron, John
Bonfoy Rooper, Esq. The glebe contains about 70
acres, with a house. There is a chapel of ease at Wennington, in the parish.
Ripton, King's (St. Peter)
RIPTON, KING'S (St. Peter), a parish, in the
hundred of Hurstingstone, union and county of
Huntingdon, 3½ miles (N. E. by N.) from the town of
Huntingdon; containing 229 inhabitants. The living is
a rectory, valued in the king's books at £11. 19. 7., and
in the patronage of the Crown; net income, £179.
Risborough, Monks' (St. Dunstan)
RISBOROUGH, MONKS' (St. Dunstan), a parish,
in the union of Wycombe, hundred of Aylesbury,
county of Buckingham, 1 mile (N. by E.) from Prince'sRisborough; containing 1083 inhabitants, and comprising 2872a. 2r. 19p. The living is a rectory, in the
patronage of the Archbishop of Canterbury, valued in
the king's books at £30, and having a net income of
£353: the tithes, excepting those on woods, were commuted for land and a money payment in 1830. There
is a place of worship for Wesleyans. £100 bequeathed
by the Rev. Dr. Hody in 1706, and £150 by the Rev.
Dr. Quarles in 1727, are invested in land producing £32
per annum, chiefly appropriated to apprenticing children.
A great cross called White Leaf Cross, cut on the side
of the chalk hills near the village, is supposed to be a
memorial of some victory obtained by the Saxons over
the Danes.
Risborough, Prince's (St. Mary)
RISBOROUGH, PRINCE'S (St. Mary), a markettown and parish, in the union of Wycombe, hundred of
Aylesbury, county of Buckingham, 6 miles (W. by N.)
from Great Missenden, and 37 (W. N. W.) from London;
containing 2206 inhabitants, of whom 926 are in the
town. This place, which is situated at the foot of the
Chiltern hills, and on the road from West Wycombe to
Aylesbury, derives its distinguishing appellation from
having been the residence of Edward the Black Prince,
whose palace is supposed to have stood on a spacious
area surrounded by a moat, now dry, in a field adjoining
the churchyard. The manor was at an early period
given by the crown to Richard, Earl of Cornwall and
King of the Romans, who died in 1272: at a later date
it was assigned to Katherine, queen of Henry V., for her
dower; and in 1637 was sold by Charles I. to certain
citizens of London. The parish comprises 4670a. 2r.
24p., of which about 425 acres are meadow and pasture,
413 woodland, and the rest arable. The town is abundantly supplied with water from wells. There is a small
theatre. The market, which is on Thursday, was established by charter of Henry III., who also granted to
the inhabitants exemption from attendance at assizes,
sessions, &c.; it is a pitched market for corn, and pigs
and sheep are also sold. There is a fair for cattle on
May 6th. The market-house, a small brick edifice, was
built in 1824. The living is a perpetual curacy; net
income, £145; patron, the Duke of Rutland: the tithes,
with the exception of those on certain woods, were commuted for land and a money payment in 1820. The
church is an ancient structure with a neat spire, and
contains some monuments of crusaders or Knights Templars, and other interesting relics. A church, dedicated to St. John, was completed at Lacey-Green in
1825. There are places of worship for Baptists and
Wesleyans.
Risbridge, Monks'
RISBRIDGE, MONKS', an extra-parochial liberty,
in the union and hundred of Risbridge, W. division of
Suffolk, 4¾ miles (N. W.) from Clare; containing 10
inhabitants, and comprising 120 acres. This place gives
name to the hundred, and to the poor-law union of Risbridge, which comprises 26 parishes or places, whereof
21 are in Suffolk, and 5 in Essex, the whole containing
a population of 17,440.
Risbury
RISBURY, a township, partly in the parish of Humber, and partly in that of Stoke-Prior, union of Leominster, hundred of Wolphy, county of Hereford,
4¾ miles (S. E. by E.) from Leominster; containing 252
inhabitants. Here are the remains of a Danish camp,
inclosing an area of about 30 acres.
Risby (St. Bartholomew)
RISBY (St. Bartholomew), with Roxby, a parish,
in the union of Glandford-Brigg, N. division of the
wapentake of Manley, parts of Lindsey, county of
Lincoln, 8 miles (N. W. by N.) from the town of Glandford-Brigg; containing 339 inhabitants. The living is
a vicarage, united in 1717 to that of Roxby, and valued
in the king's books at £5. 6. 8.
Risby
RISBY, a hamlet, in the parish of Walesby, poorlaw union of Caistor, S. division of the wapentake of
Walshcroft, parts of Lindsey, county of Lincoln;
containing 49 inhabitants.
Risby (St. Giles)
RISBY (St. Giles), a parish, in the union and hundred of Thingoe, W. division of Suffolk, 4 miles (N.
W. by W.) from Bury; containing 360 inhabitants, and
comprising 2734a. 1r. 30p. The living is a rectory, with
that of Fornham St. Geneveve united, valued in the
king's books at £19. 10. 5., and in the patronage of the
Crown: the tithes have been commuted for £600, and
there are 21 acres of glebe. The church has a round
tower and other marks of antiquity.
Risby
RISBY, a hamlet, in the parish of Rowley, union
of Beverley, Hunsley-Beacon division of the wapentake of Harthill, E. riding of York; with 49 inhabitants. The tithes have been commuted for £290.