Ripley, Surrey
Coordinates: 51°17′52″N 0°29′17″W / 51.297862°N 0.488182°W
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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 |
| List of places: UK • England • Surrey | |
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 (24 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.[2] 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.[3]
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[4] . 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[5] .
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.[3][dead link][6]
[edit] References
- ^ 2001 census for Ripley, Surrey
- ^ Talbot Inn
- ^ a b St Mary Magdalen
- ^ "History of Ripley Cricket Club". http://www.ripleycc.com/index.php?page=pages/history.htm. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ "Surrey History : Exploring Surrey's past - Cycling". http://www.exploringsurreyspast.org.uk/themes/subjects/transport/cycling. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ "Eric Clapton marries in Secret : BBC News". http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1740042.stm. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
[edit] Published Sources
McCann, Clare (editor) (2009) 'Memories of War' (Send and Ripley History Society, ISBN 978-0-956-2929-0-2)
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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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