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Rh RIPPLESJIERE. 326 iUSE. RIPPLESMERE, a hund. in the co. of Berks, con- tains Windsor, and the pars, of Clewer, Easthampstead, Winkfield, Old Windsor, and part of New Windsor, comprising an area of 22,710 acres. _ RIPPONDEN, a vil. and chplry. in the par. of Hali- fax, wap. of Morley, West Riding co. York, 5J miles S.W. of Halifax. It includes an extensive district com- prising the tnshps. of Barkisland and Soyland. The village is situated on the Rochdale road in a valley watered by a branch of the river Calder, under Black- stone Edge. It suffered greatly from a flood in May, 1722, when the waters in the valley suddenly rose 21 feet above their ordinary level, bearing down in their course the mills and bridges on the river, and destroy- ing many houses in the village. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Kipon, val. 175, in the patron, of the Vicar of Halifax. The church, dedicated to St. Bartholomew, was rebuilt in 1737, the former one having been partly destroyed by the flood. It has a square tower, and the cemetery is enclosed by a yew-tree hedge cut into semicircular arches. The living was once held by the Rev. J. Watson, author of the ".History of Halifax." RIPTON, ABBOT'S. See ABBOT'S RIPTOX, co. Hunts. RIPTON, KING'S, a par. in the hund. of Hurs- tingstone, co. Hunts, 2 miles N.E. of Huntingdon. The village is small and wholly agricultural. This place takes the affix of " King's" to distinguish it from Abbot's Ripton, which parish it adjoins. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 179. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient edifice with a square tower, and was fully restored in 1864. There is a free school supported by the rector. The master and fellows of Magdalene College, Cambridge, are lords of the manor. RISBOROUGH, MONKS', a par. in the hund. of Aylesbury, co. Bucks, 5 miles S.W. of Wendover, and 1 mile N.E. of Prince's Risborough, its post town. The par. comprises the hmlts. of Askett, Upper and Lower Cadsden, Meadle, Owlswick, and Whiteleaf. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. A cross, called White Leaf Cross, cut on tiie side of the chalk hills near the village, is supposed to commemo- rate a victory obtained here by the Saxons over the Danes. The tithes, excepting those of the woodlands, were commuted under an Enclosure Act in 1830, for land and a money payment. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 353, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Dunstan, has a square embattled tower containing five bells. The interior of the church has a brass bearing date 1431, which is in good condition. The parochial charities consist of land allotments in trust for the time being to the rector, churchwardens, and constable, who distri- bute the realised rent in coals to the poor every Christ- mas. There is a place of worship for Baptists. RISBOROUGH, PRINCE'S, a par., post and market town in the hund. of Aylesbury, co. Bucks, 8 miles S. of Aylesbury, and 37 N.W. of London. It is a junction station on the Oxford and Maidenhead section of the Great Western railway, where the Aylesbury branch turns off. This place, which is of great antiquity, stands on the Chiltern hills, near the line of the ancient Ick- nield Street, and has traces of a Roman camp, supposed to be that of the Emperor Severus. The lordship anciently belonged to the crown, and was given by Henry III. to his brother Richard Earl of Cornwall. It subsequently became the property of Edward the Black Prince, who built a moated seat or palace here, on the site of a Saxon camp, now called "The Mount," from which circumstance this place takes the prefix of " Prince's " Risborough. The manor was settled in dower on Queen Margaret, and belonged to the crown to the time of Charles I. The town, which is only a considerable village, contains about 1,000 inhabitants, has a market-house, and a theatre. It received a char- ter in the 39th year of Queen Elizabeth, exempting the inhabitants from payment of tolls at fairs, and from sitting on juries, the latter privilege being still enjoyed. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 145, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, was built in the reign of Henry VII., and has a square tower, surmounted by an octagonal spire, and containing six bells. In the interior are an E. window of three lights, several stone stalls, effigies of crusaders, and an antique font. There is also the district church of St. John's at Lacy Green, the living of which ,is a perpet. cur., val. 90. The Baptists and Wesleyans have each a place of worship. There are National and British and Foreign schools. The parochial charities produce about 90 per annum. Market day is on Thursday. A fair is held on GthMay for cattle. RISBRIDGE, a hund. in the co. of Suffolk, contains the pars, of Barnardiston, Great and Little Bradley, Chedburgh, Clare, Cowling, Dalham, Denardiston, Den- ham, Depden, Gazeley, Hawkedon, Haudon, Kentford, Lidgate, Mpulton, Ousden, Poslingford, Stansfield, Stoke, Stradishall, Great and Little Thurlow, Whixoe, Whickhainbrook, Whithersfield, Great and Little Wrat- ting, and parts of Haverhill and Kedington ; comprising an area of 59,160 acres. RISBRIDGE, MONKS', an ext. par. place adjoining the par. of Barnardiston, hund. of Risbridge, co. Suffolk, 4 miles N.W. of Clare. This place contains scarcely a dozen inhabitants, but gives name to the hund. and Poor-law Union of Risbridge, which com- prises 26 parishes and townships. RISBURY, a tnshp. in the pars, of Humber and Stoke-Prior, hund. of Wolphy, co. Hereford, 4 miles S.E. of Leominster. It is situated near Risbury Cross, and contains a Danish camp, enclosing an area of about 30 acres. RISBY, a par. in the hund. of Thingoe, co. Suffolk, 4 miles N.W. of Bury St. Edmund's, its post town, and 1 mile N. of the Saxham railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near the high road from Bury St. Edmund's to Newmarket, and is chiefly agricultural. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 600, and there are 21 acres of glebe. The living is a rect.* annexed to that of Fornham, in the dioc. of Ely, val. 750, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. Giles, is an ancient structure, with a round tower containing three bells. The interior of the church contains tablets to the Danby, Wastell, and Spark families ; also a carved screen. It was newly pewed in 1842. The parochial charities produce about 38 per annum. There is a Sunday-school. Sir T. R. Gage, Bart., is lord of the manor. RISBY, a hmlt. in the par. of Roxby, N. div. of the wap. of Manley, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 8 miles N.W. of Glandford-Brigg. The village is small, and wholly agricultural. The living is a discharged vie., united in 1717 to that of Roxby. RISBY, a hmlt. in the par. of Walesby, S. div. of Walshcroft wap., parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 3 miles N.E. of Market-Rasen. RISBY, a hmlt. in the par. of Rowley, Hunsley Beacon div. of Harthill wap., East Riding co. York, 3 miles S.W. of Beverley. Risby Hall, formerly the seat of the Ellekers, is now converted into a farmhouse. RISCA, a par. in the upper div. of the hund. of Wentllooge, co. Monmouth, 5 miles N.W. of Newport, its post town, and 9 from Pontypool. It is situated on the Crumlin canal and tram-railway, and is chiefly do- pendent upon its extensive collieries, copper and iron- works. The impropriate tithes belong to the Bishop of Llandaff. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. 102, in the patron, of the Vicar of Bassaleg. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. Risca House, about half a mile S.E. of the village, is the principal residence. RISDALE, or RIDALE, a feeder of the river Swale, rises in the North Riding co. York. RISE, a par. and tnshp. in the N. div. of the wap. of Holderness, East Riding co. York, 104 miles N.E. of Hull, its post town, and 8 N.E. of Beverley. The vil-