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Rh EINGSTEAD. 323 RINEOE. gter, Monkton, St. Nicholas at Wade, St. Peter's, Kama- gate, Sarre, Stonar, and Wood ; comprising an area of 45,880 acres. EINGSTEAD, a par. in the hund. of Higham-Ferrers, co. Northampton, 2J miles S.W. of Thrapston, its post town and railway station. The village, which is extensive, is situated on the eastern bank of the navi- gable river Nen. Some of the inhabitants are employed in shoemaking, and others in agriculture. Mill Cotton Roman camp, where coins, &c., have been discovered, is in this pariah. The land is partly in common, but the greater part of the waste lands were taken in under an Enclosure Act passed in 1839. Building-stone is quar- ried. The great tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 384 18s. Gd., and the vicarial for 147. There are also rent-charges of 10 8. and 9 13. payable to the Rector of Shelton and the Vicar of Rounds. The living is a vie. annexed to that of Denford, in the dioc. of Peterborough. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is of great antiquity, and has a tower and spire. The parochial charities produce about 31 per annum. The Wesleyans and Baptists have each a place of worship. T. Burton, Esq., is lord of the manor. RINGSTEAD, a hmlt. in the par. of Osmington, co. Dorset, 5 miles N.E. of Weymouth, on Eingstead Bay. RINGSTEAD, GREAT AND LITTLE, or ST. ANDREW AND ST. PETER, a par. in the hnnd. of Sinithdon, co. Norfolk, 16 miles N. by E. of Lynn, its post town, and 8 W. of Burnham Westgate. The vil- lage, which is small, is situated near the Wash, and is chiefly agricultural. Near the village is Downes, a spot resorted to by pleasure parties. In the parish are several woods and plantations. The soil is various, upon a subsoil of chalk, gravel, and sand. The land is chiefly arable, with some pasture and meadow, and about 58 acres of common. There are two corn mills. The parishes of St. Andrew and St. Peter have been con- solidated. The glebe consists of 150 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 49. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is an ancient flint and stone structure, with a square embattled tower containing one bell. The church was restored with the materials of its neighbouring church of St. Peter, in 1771. All that now remains of St. Peter's church is its ruined cir- cular tower, mantled in ivy. The parochial charities produce about 3 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes, in which a Sunday-school is also held. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. Henry L'Estrange Styleman Le Strange, Esq., is lord of the manor and principal landowner. EINGVILI/E, a vil. in the par. of Ringagonagh, bar. of Decies-within-Drum, co. Waterford, Ireland, 4 miles S.E. of Dungarvan. It is situated near Helwick Head, and has a small harbour. RINGWOOD, a div. of the co. of Hants, contains the town of Christchurch, and the hunds. of Lower Christchurch, Upper and Lower Fordingbridge, Ring- wood, and the libs, of Breamore and Westover. RINGWOOD, a hund. in the co. of Hants, contains the pars, of Burley, Foulford, Harbridge, Ringwood, and Shobley ; comprising an area of 13,250 acres. RINGWOOD, a par., post and market town in the above hund., co. Hants, 29 miles S.W. of Winchester, 20 S.W. of Southampton, and 18* from Salisbury. It is a junction station on the Salisbury section of the London and South- Western railway. It comprises the hmlts. of Crow, High Town, Upper and Lower Kingston, and Poulner, with the ext. par. libs, of Burley Lodge, Godshill, Linwood, and Woodgreen. It ia situated on the border of the New Forest, on the eastern bank of the river Avon, which, after dividing eastward into three branches, over each of which is a Btone bridge, again unites its waters into a broad expanse, with an island in the middle, crossed by a causeway. Ringwood was a place of importance at a very early period, and was originally named Regnum, or the town of the Regni, mentioned by Antoninus. It was occupied both by the Romans and Britons as a military post, and was called Renoved and Regnewood VOL. Ill by the Saxons, who set much store by it. The town is well built and lighted with gas, and contains many neat residences. It consists principally of four streets, diverging from the market-place. The public buildings consist of a commercial branch bank, library, with reading-rooms, police station, gas-works, union poor- house, &c. There are steam and water biscuit manu- factories, and two breweries. Ringwood was once celebrated for its strong beer, but the trade of late years has considerably declined, as have also the manu- factures of woollen cloth and stockings, once extensively carried on. Ringwood is a polling-place for the county elections. Petty sessions are held on the first Wednes- day in every month, at the Crown Hotel. The Poor- law Union at Ringwood comprises 5 parishes and townships. The board of guardians meet every Monday from the 10th October to the 5th April, and from the 5th April to the 10th October, on every alternate Mon- day. Courts-leet are held by the lord of the manor at Lady-day and Michaelmas, when a constable is appointed. A large portion of the land is in meadow, but the lower grounds frequently suffer from inundation, caused by the overflow of the Avon. The river abounds with trout and other fish. The living is a vie. * with the curs, of Harbridgo and Bisterne annexed, in the dioc. of Win- chester, val. 960, in the patron, of King's College, Cambridge. The church is dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul ; its former architectural beauty has been almost effaced by modern alterations. The chancel has been rebuilt at an outlay of 850, defrayed by the Provost and Fellows of King's College, Cambridge. There is also the district church of St. John's, Burley, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 100, in the patron, of the bishop. The church was rebuilt about a quarter of a century ago by the Mills family. The parochial register dates from 1561. There are charities in connection with the church producing about i'24 per annum, exclusive of the endowment of the free grammar school, founded in 1586 by Richard Lyne, which now produces near 35 per annum. In 1843 almshouses were erected and founded by the late William Clarke, Esq. There are National schools for both sexes, and also schools for the Dissenters. The Independents, Wesleyans, and Unitarians have each a place of worship. St. Ive's House and the Manor House are the principal residences. John Morant, Esq., is lord of the manor. The late Lord Chief Justice Mans- field was born in this parish. Market day is on Wed- nesday ; also a market for cattle every alternate Wed- nesday. Fairs are held on the 10th July and the llth December. RINGWOOD, a vil. in the par. of Rosbercon, bar. of Ida, co. Kilkenny, Ireland, 2 miles N.W. of New Ross, and 21 W. of Wexford. It is situated near the conflu- ence of the rivers Nore and Barrow. RINGWOULD, a par., locally in the hund. of Cornilo, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, but forming part of the Cinque-Port lib. of Dover, 6 miles N.E. of Dover, its post town, and 3 S.W. of Deal. The village, which is neatly built, and was once a market town, is situated on an eminence near the main road from Deal to Dover. The par. contains the hmlt. of Kingsdowu, situated close to the sea-shore. A portion of the inhabitants are engaged in fishing. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 500, and there are 10 acres of glebe. The living is arect.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 352. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, has a square tower containing five bells. The parochial charities produce about 2 per annum, besides half an acre of land appropriated to the clerk for ringing the curfew bell. There are a day school and a Sunday-school. RINN, a small lough in the co. of Leitrim, Ireland, 2 miles S. of Mohill. It is about 2J miles in length by 1 mile in breadth. On its banks stands Rinn Castle, the property of the Earl of Leitrim. RINRAWROS, a bay in the island of Aran, bar. of Boylagh, co. Donegal, Ireland. RINROE, a creek in Broadhaven, co. Mayo, Ireland, v v