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Ringwood in Southampton County England History and GeographyRINGWOOD, a parish partly in the northern division of the hundred of NEW FOREST, New Forest (East) division, but chiefly in that part of the hundred of RINGWOOD which is in the New Forest (West) division, of the county of SOUTHAMPTON, comprising the market town of Ringwood, the tything of Burley with the Ville of Bistern Closes, and the extra-parochial liberty of Burley Lodge, and containing, exclusively of the extra-parochial liberty of Woodgreen, 3804 inhabitants, of which number, 3471 are in the town of Ringwood, 20 miles (W.S.W.) from Southampton, and 91 (S.W. by W.) from London. This place is of great antiquity, having been of considerable importance during the Saxon times, and was originally named Regnum, or 'the town of the Regni,' inentioned by Antoninus; and afterwards Rinovid, and Regneuood, which, by a Saxon termination, denotes 'the wood of the Regni.' The town is situated on the eastern bank of the navigable river Avon, which, dividing eastward into three branches, over each of which is a stone bridge, after-wards collects its waters into a broad expanse, with an island in the middle, crossed by a causeway: it is well built, and consists principally of four streets; the inhabitants are supplied with good water, and the atmosphere is considered to be very salubrious. The manufacture of woollen cloth and stockings was formerly carried on to a considerable extent, but it has declined: here is a large brewery for ale. The market is on Wednesday, and fairs are held on July 10th and December 11th, principally for cattle and forest colts. Manorial courts are held twice a year, at one of which a constable is annually appointed; and petty sessions for the New Forest (West) division are holden here. The living is a vicarage, with the chapel of Harbridge, in the peculiar jurisdiction of the Incumbent, rated in the king's books at £75. 5. 5., and in the patronage of the Provost and Fellows of King's College, Cambridge. The church, which is dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul, is an ancient and spacious structure, but has undergone much modern alteration. There are places of worship for Independents and Unitarians. The free grammar school was founded, in 1586, by Richard Lyne, who bequeathed a house and rent-charge of £13. 6. 8. for that purpose; this endowment having been subsequently increased by various bequests, the present annual income is upwards of £30: about sixteen children are instructed, but classical tuition has not been required for several years. An exhibition of £6 per annum to either of the Universities was founded by Thomas Lyne, by will dated 1621, for a poor scholar from this school. From Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1831, courtesy of Databases 4 Sale |
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