Ripley, Surrey
Coordinates: 51°17′52″N 0°29′17″W / 51.297862°N 0.4881°W
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 Portsmouth Road The village's High Street |
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 Newark Priory, an Augustinian Abbey Located by footpaths less than 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Ripley High Street |
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 Ripley
Ripley shown within Surrey |
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| Population | 2,041 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | TQ055565 |
| District | Guildford |
| Shire county | Surrey |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Woking |
| Postcode district | GU23 |
| Dialling code | 01483 |
| Police | Surrey |
| Fire | Surrey |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Mole Valley |
Ripley is a village and parish in Surrey, England, which grew on the main A3 road from London to Portsmouth.[when?] The road was renumbered as B2215 when the A3 trunk road was expanded into six lanes north of Guildford[when?] and the village was bypassed with Send.[vague] The distance is 4 miles (6.4 km) to the M25 motorway. It lies 10 km (6.2 mi) southeast of Woking, 11 km (6.8 mi) northeast of Guildford and some 38 km (24 mi) southwest of central London. Neighbouring villages -- Send and Send Marsh adjoin to the south-west; the closest outlying village is Ockham in the east—have fewer shopping facilities.
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Amenities [edit]
The village includes a coaching inn, The Talbot Hotel which dates back to 1453.[2][3] as well as Drake's restaurant, which has been awarded a Michelin star and 3 AA rosettes. The village high street includes a small supermarket, butchers, cobblers and bakery. Aside from the Talbot Hotel/Inn there is the Jovial Sailor and the George as further larger than average, food-serving public houses.
The village church, St Mary Magdalen has a fine Norman chancel and is a Grade II* listed building (the second highest of the three categories).[4] Among the more than 20 listed buildings and cottages in the village are Pinnocks Café[5] the building the 'Ship Inn and Ye Old Sweet Shoppe',[6] J Hartley Antiques, Sage Antiques (Green Cottage) and Clock House.[7]
Cedar House Gallery, in another listed building, Cedar House[8] often has exhibitions and stocks predominantly watercolour and oil landscapes.
There are two schools in Ripley - Ripley C of E Primary School and Ripley Court Preparatory School, a private school.
Literary References [edit]
Ripley is mentioned in H. G. Wells' novels The War of the Worlds and The Wheels of Chance.
Famous Residents [edit]
Ripley is 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.[9][10]
Sport [edit]
Cricket [edit]
Cricket has been a popular sport in the village for 200 years and is played on the Green.[11]
Cycling [edit]
Cycling heritage [edit]
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-farthings or boneshakers.[12]
Cycling routes today [edit]
The 2012 Summer Olympics road races started at The Mall in central London, passed Richmond and extended into Surrey to the south via Hampton Court Palace, Weybridge, Byfleet, West Byfleet, Ripley, West Horsley and Dorking then returned to The Mall via Leatherhead, Oxshott, Hampton Court Palace and Kingston-upon-Thames.[13] In the 2012 Olympics, Great Britain won 7 gold medals in cycling.[14]
References [edit]
- ^ 2001 census for Ripley, Surrey
- ^ Talbot Inn
- ^ Details from listed building database (1029372). National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. The Talbot Inn
- ^ Details from listed building database (1188603). National Heritage List for England. English Heritage.The Church - St Mary Magdalen
- ^ Details from listed building database (1029365). National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Pinnocks Café
- ^ Details from listed building database (1188585). National Heritage List for England. English Heritage.Ship Inn and Ye Old Sweet Shoppe
- ^ Details from listed building database (1029366). National Heritage List for England. English Heritage.Clock House
- ^ Details from listed building database (1029375). National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Cedar House
- ^ "In An English Country Churchyard, Eric Clapton and Friends Mourn the Death of His Son, Conor, 4". People. Retrieved 2 July 2012
- ^ "Eric Clapton marries in Secret : BBC News". 3 January 2002. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ "History of Ripley Cricket Club". Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ "Surrey History : Exploring Surrey's past - Cycling". Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ "London 2012 website on road cycling". London2012.com. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ^ BBC News report on Cycling in 2012 Olympics. Retrieved 2012-08-07
Published Sources [edit]
McCann, Clare (editor) (2009) 'Memories of War' (Send and Ripley History Society, ISBN 978-0-9562929-0-2)
External links [edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Ripley, Surrey |
- Ripley Parish Council
- Ripley Village Community website
- Ripley Village Community and Culture
- 1st Ripley Scout Group
- http://www.thegoodmoveguide.com/Locations/Surrey/Boroughs/Guildford/Guides/Villages/Ripley.htm
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Woking | Pyrford | Wisley Byfleet |
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| Send | West Horsley East Clandon |
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