Ripley, Surrey
Encyclopedia
Ripley is a village
and parish
in Surrey
, which grew on the main A3 road
from London
to Portsmouth
. The road was renumbered as B2215 when a bypass was built. The village is situated close to the M25 motorway and 10.5 km (6.5 mi) southeast of Woking
, 11 km (6.8 mi) northeast of Guildford
and some 38 km (23.6 mi) southwest of central London. Neighbouring places include: Send
, Send Marsh
and Ockham
.
The village includes a coaching inn
, The Talbot Hotel which dates back to 1453. There is also a specialist shoe manufacturer, Clifford James, as well as Drake's restaurant, which has been awarded a Michelin star and 3 AA rosettes. The village church, St Mary Magdalen has a fine Norman
chancel
.
Ripley is mentioned in H. G. Wells
' novels The War of the Worlds and The Wheels of Chance
.
Cricket
has been a popular sport in the village for 200 years, played on the Green there. In the 1870s, cycling also became a popular activity in the South of England and Ripley was a convenient distance from London so that many cyclists would stop there for a break at the Anchor Inn. Sisters Annie and Harriet Dibble encouraged the cyclists so much that, in some years in the following decade, their visitors' book was signed with over 7,000 names - all arriving on penny-farthing
s or boneshakers.
There are two schools in Ripley - Ripley C of E Primary School and Ripley Court Preparatory School, a private school.
It is also the birthplace of the great rock/blues guitarist Eric Clapton
, and resting place of his son, Conor, who died after falling from his mother's New York
apartment window.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
in Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, which grew on the main A3 road
A3 road
The A3, known as the Portsmouth Road for much of its length, is a dual carriageway, or expressway, which follows the historic route between London and Portsmouth passing close to Kingston upon Thames, Guildford, Haslemere and Petersfield. For much of its length, it is classified as a trunk road...
from London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
to Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Portsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...
. The road was renumbered as B2215 when a bypass was built. The village is situated close to the M25 motorway and 10.5 km (6.5 mi) southeast of Woking
Woking
Woking is a large town and civil parish that shares its name with the surrounding local government district, located in the west of Surrey, UK. It is part of the Greater London Urban Area and the London commuter belt, with frequent trains and a journey time of 24 minutes to Waterloo station....
, 11 km (6.8 mi) northeast of Guildford
Guildford
Guildford is the county town of Surrey. England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region...
and some 38 km (23.6 mi) southwest of central London. Neighbouring places include: Send
Send, Surrey
Send is a village in the English county of Surrey. It reputedly got its name as a corruption of the word sand, which was extracted until the 1990s for construction and other purposes at pits nearby. Send is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 where it is named Sande.-History:Send appears in...
, Send Marsh
Send Marsh
-Basic Information:Send Marsh is a village near Send in Surrey, within 2 miles of the M25 and the A3. Nearby villages include Ripley, Pyrford and Ockham....
and Ockham
Ockham, Surrey
Ockham is a tiny English village near East Horsley, in Surrey, England. The village lies to the east of the A3 which runs between Cobham and Guildford. Other neighbouring villages include Ripley, Wisley and Effingham....
.
The village includes a coaching inn
Coaching inn
In Europe, from approximately the mid-17th century for a period of about 200 years, the coaching inn, sometimes called a coaching house or staging inn, was a vital part of the inland transport infrastructure, as an inn serving coach travelers...
, The Talbot Hotel which dates back to 1453. There is also a specialist shoe manufacturer, Clifford James, as well as Drake's restaurant, which has been awarded a Michelin star and 3 AA rosettes. The village church, St Mary Magdalen has a fine Norman
Norman architecture
About|Romanesque architecture, primarily English|other buildings in Normandy|Architecture of Normandy.File:Durham Cathedral. Nave by James Valentine c.1890.jpg|thumb|200px|The nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the...
chancel
Chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar in the sanctuary at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building...
.
Ripley is mentioned in H. G. Wells
H. G. Wells
Herbert George Wells was an English author, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many other genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary, even writing text books and rules for war games...
' novels The War of the Worlds and The Wheels of Chance
The Wheels of Chance
The Wheels of Chance is an early comic novel by H. G. Wells about a cycle holiday, somewhat in the style of Three Men in a Boat. In 1922 it was adapted into a silent film The Wheels of Chance directed by Harold M...
.
Cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
has been a popular sport in the village for 200 years, played on the Green there. In the 1870s, cycling also became a popular activity in the South of England and Ripley was a convenient distance from London so that many cyclists would stop there for a break at the Anchor Inn. Sisters Annie and Harriet Dibble encouraged the cyclists so much that, in some years in the following decade, their visitors' book was signed with over 7,000 names - all arriving on penny-farthing
Penny-farthing
Penny-farthing, high wheel, high wheeler, and ordinary are all terms used to describe a type of bicycle with a large front wheel and a much smaller rear wheel that was popular after the boneshaker, until the development of the safety bicycle, in the 1880s...
s or boneshakers.
There are two schools in Ripley - Ripley C of E Primary School and Ripley Court Preparatory School, a private school.
It is also the birthplace of the great rock/blues guitarist Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton
Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE, is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. Clapton is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, and separately as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and...
, and resting place of his son, Conor, who died after falling from his mother's New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
apartment window.
Published Sources
McCann, Clare (editor) (2009) 'Memories of War' (Send and Ripley History Society, ISBN 978-0-956-2929-0-2)External links
- Ripley Parish Council
- Ripley Village Community website
- Ripley Village Community and Culture
- http://www.thegoodmoveguide.com/Locations/Surrey/Boroughs/Guildford/Guides/Villages/Ripley.htm