RINGMER is a village and parish, on the road from Lewes to Hailsham, 3 miles from Lewes and 48 by road from London, in the Southern division of the county, Ringmer hundred, Lewes petty sessional division and county court district, Pevensey rape, Lewes union, rural deanery of Lewes (first division) and archdeaconry of Lewes and diocese of Chichester. The church of St. Mary the Virgin is of stone in the Perpendicular style, and has a tower, containing 8 bells and a clock: the church was restored in 1884-5, at a cost £3,002, and the tower rebuilt at the same date: the edifice contains numerous monuments and several brasses: the stained east window, a memorial to Her late Majesty Queen Victoria, was presented by W.L. Christie esq. lord of the manor, and there are others: the church affords 400 sittings. The register commences in the year 1560. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £200, with residence, in the gift of the archbishop of Canterbury, and held since 1891 by the Rev. Frank Barrow Gribbell B.D. Cantuar. Mrs. Duncan is the lay rector and impropriator of the great tithes. Here is a Congregational chapel, erected in 1835 and seating 120 persons, and also a Calvinistic chapel. Miss Hays' charity, 1787, producing about £309 6s. 10d. yearly, is divided between the poor of Ringmer and Glynde; £31 from Cheney's charity is expended yearly in the maintenance of an almshouse, and Thomas's and Stapeley's charity of £10 yearly is applied to educational purposes. Delves House, an ancient building, the property of W.L. Christie esq. is at present occupied by Capt. G. Spencer. Oaklands, the property of W.L. Christie esq. is the residence of Henry S. Cotton esq. Broyle Place, an ancient mansion, of which only a portion now remains, is occupied as a farmhouse. The South Down Hunt Steeplechases are held on the Plumpton racecourse in April, and are well attended. Here are also the kennels of the South Down Fox hounds, consisting of upwards of 40 couples, of which R.W. McKergow esq. is master; the pack hunts four times a week. Brighton is a convenient place for hunting visitors. William Langham Christie esq. of Glyndebourne, is lord of the manor and the principal landowner. The soil is clay; subsoil, chalk. The chief crops are wheat and oats. The area is 5,729 acres of land and 10 of water; rateable value, £7,847; the population in 1901 was 1,488.
Parish Clerk, Frank Washer.

Post, M.O. & T.O., S.B. & A. & I. Office, Ringmer Green. - William John Wilmshurst, sub-postmaster. Letters arrive through Lewes 6.55 a.m. & 3.45 p.m.; dispatched at 1.30, 6.50 & 8 p.m. on week days, & 11 a.m. on sundays & 11 a.m. & 8 p.m. on Bank holidays Wall Letter Boxes. - Half Mile drive, cleared at 7.45 a.m. & 6.35 p.m.; sundays, 8 a.m.; Clay hill, cleared at 9 a.m. & 5.30 p.m.; Sundays, 9 a.m.; Parkgate, cleared at 9.45 a.m. & 5.45 p.m.; sundays, 9.45 a.m.; Broyle side, cleared at 6 p.m. week days only; Ringmer school, cleared at 12.5 & 6.40 p.m.; sundays, 9.5 a.m.; Pay gate, cleared at 1.30 & 6.50 p.m.; sundays, 11 a.m.; Railway inn, cleared at 5.45 p.m. week days only; Moore lane, cleared at 6.10 p.m. week days only

Public Elementary School, built in 1879, for 230 children, & enlarged in 1893 for an additional 70 children; average attendance, mixed department, 193; infants' department, 79; Martin Luther Jackson, master; Mrs. M.L. Jackson, infants' mistress

Carrier to Lewes.- William Turner, twice daily; others pass through

Police Constable, William Rhoades

Broughton Misses, Sth Norlington ho
Burtt George, Ringmer road
Cotton Henry S. Oaklands (letters via Isfield, Uckfield)
Davis Reuben Robert, Downlands
Daymond Mrs. Upper Clay hill
Dewé Lt.-Col. Wm Horsley, Parkgate
Diplock George, Ashton villa
Dixon Mrs. G.M. Elmhurst
Doering Miss, Pear Tree cottage
Doré Mrs. Orotava (letters via Isfield, Uckfield)
Eade Horace, Ringmer road
Farmer Ned, The Kennels
Fiest Mrs. Southdown villa
Furnivall Rev. Charles B.A. (curate), The Vicarage
Greaves Fras. Edwd. Plashill house
Gribbell Rev Frank Barrow B.D. (vicar), Vicarage
Hills Henry, The Roses, Nortington
Hollebone Mrs. Holm lodge
Huggett James, 1 Paygate villas
Jackson Augustus Francis, The Oaks
John Mrs. Trevelyan, Ivydene
Legge William Heneage
Martin Mrs. J.G. Elm grove
Mudge Mrs. Middleham
Murray Mrs. The Elms
Neville Mrs. Wellingham house
Osborne Charles, South view
Paris Frederick, Norlington villa
Porter John J.P., C.C. Park house
Sheldrake Albert Mason, Broyle
Spencer Capt. Gerald, Delves house
Treherne George, Merton house
Wright Walter Edward, Ashcroft

COMMERCIAL.

Andrew George Lovering, farmer, Clayhill &Plashett farms
Andrews Thomas, farmer, Swingate
Baker John William, Railway inn, Laughton road
Baker Thomas Lester, saddler
Banks Fred, beer retailer
Barber Charles, poultry dealer &c. The Olives, Bishops lane
Bean Henry, farmer, see Burton & Bean
Bennett Frank Chas. farmer, Old barn
Blunt John, farmer (letters through Shortgate S.O)
Bradford Henry Geo. grocer, draper &c. & agent for W. & A. Gilbey Lim. wine & spirit mers. The Green
Brinkhurst James, farmer, Green la
Brockhurst George, The Cock P.H
Brooks Henry James, chimney sweeper, Rushey green
Broyle Brick-yard, brick makers (Ernest Killick, manager)
Burton & Bean, farmers, Laughton rd
Carey Fredk. farmer, Middle Broyle
Carey George, farmer, Broyle side
Chandler Elizabeth (Miss), apartments, Downs view
Clark Frank, blacksmith
Crosskey Albert Ward, brewer, Wellingham
Day Thomas, farmer, Broyle gate
Divall Herbert, boot maker, Church hl
Durrant William, wheelwright
Ellis Eli, shopkeeper, Broyle lane
Ellis Henry, builder & contractor
Ellis Martin, butcher, The Green
Farmer Ned, huntsman to the South Down Fox Hounds, The Kennels
Foord Edward & Walter, farmers, Broyle place
Foord James, farmer, Upper Lodge farm, Upper Broyle
Foord Wallace, farmer
Fuidge Albert, farmer, Moor lane
Gibb Albert, The Green Man P.H
Goldsmith John, cab propr. & shpkpr
Hines Robert, cab proprietor
Hoad David, farmer, Harrison's lane
Hoad Thomas, cowkeeper, The Green
Hobden Henry (exors. of), agricultural machine & traction engine owners
Holford Samuel Henry, farmer, Norlington house & Upper Clay hill
Hollingdale Thomas, miller & farmer, Old House farm
Hooper Charles & Son, butchers & farmers, The Green
Imms Matilda (Mrs.), apartments, Norlington villas
Jones Samuel, wheelwright & undertaker
Kemp Geo. Old Ship P.H. North end
Kenward Edward, miller (steam) & farmer, Broyle mill
Killick Ernest, estate baliff to W.L. Christie esq. Broyle estate works
King-Sampson Richd. Farmer, Elm vil
Knight Charles, farmer, Smith's farm
Knight Robert, baker, The Green
Legge William Heneage, surgeon, & medical officer & public vaccinator, Ringmer district, Lewes union & to the Post Office Martin James, farmer, Wellingham
Martin Thomas, farmer, Goat farm
Miller Joseph, farmer, Broyle side
Page John, farmer, Lodge farm
Painter Charles, blacksmith
Paris William James, assistant overseer & assessor & collector of King's taxes, 3 Church villas
Piper Henry, farmer, Moor lane
Pockney Wm. cowkeeper, Norlington
Porter John J.P., C.C. farmer, Park ho
Pullinger Geo. farmr. Little Norlington
Ranger Alfd. farmer, Chamberlains fm
Seal Rhoda (Mrs.), baker
Simmons Jesse, farmer, Moor lane
Simmons Obed, farmer, Moor lane
Skinner John, Anchor P.H. The Green
South Down Fox Hounds (R.W. McKergow esq. master; Ned Farmer, huntsman)
Stone Ellen (Mrs.), farmer, Arches frm
Thomas Charles, boot mkr. Rose cot
Thomset Saml. farmer, Smith's lane
Ticehurst George, farmer, Red barn
Turner Martha (Mrs.), farmer, Middle Broyle
Turner William, carrier & coal merchant & farmer, Middle Broyle
Verrall Abel, farmer, Black Gate farm, Green lane
Walker Charles, farmer, Broyle side
Westgate Rebecca (Mrs.), Paygate laundry
Wickens Samuel, farmer, The Mount
Wicks Edwin, farmer, Norlington gte
Wicks Richard, builder
Willett Noah, florist
Wilmshurst William John, grocer, draper &c. Post office

RINGMER is a village and parish, on the road from Lewes to Hailsham, 3 miles from Lewes and 48 by road from London, in the Southern division of the county, Ringmer hundred, Lewes petty sessional division and county court district, Pevensey rape, Lewes union, rural deanery of Lewes (first division) and archdeaconry of Lewes and diocese of Chichester. The church of St. Mary the Virgin is of stone in the Perpendicular style, and has a tower, containing 8 bells and a clock; the church was restored in 1884-5, at a cost £3,002 and the tower re-built at the same date, W. F. Martin, of Ringmer, being the builder; the edifice contains numerous monuments and several brasses, and affords 400 sittings. The register commences in the year 1560. The living is a vicarage; net yearly value £250, with residence, in the gift of the archbishop of Canterbury, and held since 1891 by the Rev. Frank Barrow Gribbell B.D. Cantuar. Col. Duncan is the lay rector and impropriator of the great tithes. Here is a Congregational chapel. Miss Hays' charity, 1787, producing about £336 yearly, is divided between the poor of Ringmer and Glynde; about £30 from Cheney's charity is expended yearly in the maintenance of an almshouse, and Thomas's and Stapeley's charity of £10 yearly is applied to educational purposes. Delves House, an ancient building, the property of Aubrey Balliol de Putron esq. is at present occupied by the Rev. Walter Alfred Errington M.A. (curate). Oaklands, the property of W.L. Christie esq. is at present occupied by Henry S. Cotton esq. Broyle Place, an ancient mansion, of which only a portion now remains, is occupied as a farmhouse. The South Down Hunt Steeplechases are held here in April, and are well attended; the course is near Broyle mill. Here are also the kennels of the South Down fox hounds, consisting of upwards of 50 couples, of which the Hon. Charles Brand is master. The pack hunts four times a week. Brighton, Uckfield and Lewes are convenient places for hunting visitors. William Langham Christie esq. of Glyndebourne, who is lord of the manor, Lord Monk Bretton and Sir James Duke bart. of Laughton, are the principal landowners. The soil is clay; subsoil, chalk. The chief crops are wheat and beans. The area is 5,626 acres; rateable value, £7,875 ; the population in 1891 was 1,497.
Parish Clerk, Frank Washer.

Post, M.O. & T.O., T.M.O., Express Delivery, Parcel Post, S.B. & Annuity & Insurance Office. - William John Wilmshurst, sub-postmaster, Ringmer green. Letters arrive through Lewes 7 a.m. & 4 p.m.; dispatched at 1 & 6.30 & 8 p.m. on week days, & 11 a.m. on sundays & 11 a.m. & 8 p.m. on Bank holidays

A School Board of 5 members was formed 16 Dec. 1875 : John Miles, 73 High street, Lewes, clerk to the board ; Frank Washer, attendance officer

Board School, built in 1879, for 230 children, & enlarged in 1893 for an additional 70 children; average attendance, mixed department, 179; infants' department, 79; Martin Luther Jackson, master; Mrs. M.L. Jackson, infants' mistress

Carrier to Lewes.- William Turner, daily; others pass through

PRIVATE RESIDENTS.

Benbow Hy. D.S.O., R.N. Merton ho
Broughton Misses, Clay Hill house
Burfoot Mrs. Rose cottage
Burgess Frank Wltr. St. George's vil
Caswell Edward, 2 Church villas
Cotton Henry S. Oaklands (letters via Isfield Uckfield)
Dewé Lt.-Col. Wm. Horsley, Parkgate
Diplock George, Ashton villa
Errington Rev. Walter Alfred M.A. (curate), Delves house
Fiest Mrs. Southdown villa
Funnell George, 1 Church villas
Gribbell Rev Frank Barrow B.D. (vicar), Vicarage
Guy Mrs. The Briars
Harwood Capt. South Norlington ho
Huggett James, 1 Paygate villas
Jones Miss, Elm hurst
Legge William Heneage
Manson Frederick, Rosemary
Martin Mrs. J.G. Elm grove
Martin Mrs. W.B. Chestnuts
Martin Wm. Fredk. The Wynters
Monson The Hon. Miss, St. Hugh
Mudge Mrs. Middleham
Mudie Wm. Davidson, Ringmer villa
Parker Misses, Downlands
Porter John, Park house
Rickman Miss, Wellingham house
Spencer Capt. Gerald, The Elms
Thompsett Samuel, Smith lane

COMMERCIAL.

Andrew George Lovering, farmer, Plashett farm
Andrews Thos. farmer, Swinggate
Baker John William, Railway inn, Laughton road
Baker Thomas Lester, saddler
Banks James, Cock P.H
Barber Charles, poultry dealer &c. The Olives, Bishops lane
Bradford Henry Geo. grocer, draper &c. & agent for W. & A. Gilbey Lim. wine & spirit mers. The Green
Broyle Brick-yard, brick makers (Edwin T. Farrant, manager)
Buckingham John Dashwood Bellew, farmer, Clay hill
Burton Henry, farmer, Laughton road
Carey George, farmer, Broyle side
Clark Frank, blacksmith
Crosskey Albert Ward, brewer, Wellingham
Divall Herbert, boot maker, Church hl
Divall Thomas, farmer, Norlington
Ellis Eli, shopkeeper, Broyle side
Ellis Henry, builder & contractor
Farrant Edwin Thomas, estate bailiff to W.L. Christie esq. Broyle estate works
Fielder Trayton, farmer, Norlington
Fleet Eliza (Mrs.), Old Ship P.H. North end
Foord Charles, carman, Broyle
Foord William (Mrs.), farmer, Upper Lodge farm, Upper Broyle
Ford Henry, butcher, The Green
Fuidge Joseph Wm. farmer, Moor lane
Hemsley David, frmr. Chamberlains fm
Hoad Thomas, cowkeeper, The Green
Holford Samuel Henry, farmer, Norlington house & Clay hill
Hollingdale Thomas, miller & farmer, Old House farm
Hooper Charles, butcher, The Green
Jones Samuel, wheelwright & undertaker
King-Sampson Richd. farmer, Elm vil
Kenward Edward, miller (wind & steam), Broyle mill
Knight Robert, baker, The Green
Legge William Heneage, surgeon & medical officer & public vaccinator, Chailey district, Lewes union
Martin Reuben, farmer, Wellingham
Martin Thomas, farmer, Goat farm
Martin William Frederick, builder & contractor, steam wood works, horticultural builder & brick maker
Miller Joseph, builder, Broyle side
Moon William, farmer, Middle Broyle
Novell Charles, cowkeeper, East view
Page John, farmer, Lodge farm
Painter Charles, blacksmith
Parris David Wm. farmer, The Mount
Piper Henry, farmer, Moor lane
Pockney Charles, cowkeeper, Norlington
Porter John, farmer, Park house
Ranger Mark, farmer, Broyle place
Rogers Henry, Green Man P.H
Sampson Richard King, farmer, see King-Sampson Richard
Scott George, beer retailer
Seal David, baker
Simmons Obed, farmer, Moorlane
Turner Henry (exors of), farmer, Middle Broyle
Turner William, carrier & coal merchant, Middle Broyle
Verrall Able, farmer, Green lane
Wadsley Robert, kennel huntsman
Washer Chas. assist. Oversr. Broyle la
Weston Horatio Stubbs, farmer
Whyte Mary Ann (Mrs.), Anchor P.H. The Green
Wicks Edwin, farmer, Norlington
Wilmshurst William John, grocer, draper &c. Post office

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RINGMER is a village and parish, on the road from Lewes to Hailsham, 3 miles from Lewes and 48 by road from London, in the Southern division of the county, Ringmer hundred, Lewes petty sessional division and county court district, Pevensey rape, Chailey union, rural deanery of Lewes (first division) and archdeaconry of Lewes and diocese of Chichester. The church of St. Mary the Virgin is an ancient building of stone in the Perpendicular style, consisting of chancel with aisles, nave of four bays, aisles, south porch and an embattled western tower, containing 8 bells and a clock with Westminster chimes ; the original tower is supposed to have been destroyed by fire in the 15th century, but was rebuilt of Sussex sandstone during the year 1884-5, by the munificence of W.L. Christie esq. of Glyndebourne, in accord with the main fabric, from designs by Mr. Ewan Christian, architect, of London ; the church was restored in 1884-5 at a cost £3,002, and contains numerous monuments and several brasses, and there are 400 sittings. The register commences in the year 1560. The living is a vicarage; average yearly value from tithe rent-charge, £299, with residence, in the gift of the archbishop of Canterbury, and held since 1891 by the Rev. Frank Barrow Gribbell B.D. Cantuar. Col. Duncan is the lay rector and impropriator of the great tithes. Here is a Congregational chapel, built in 1871, with sittings for 230. Hays' charity, left in the year 1787 by Miss Hays, consists of £2,900 £2¾ Consols and £2,500 Bank Stock; the interest, now amounting to about £336 yearly, is divided between the poor of Ringmer and Glynde; the pensioners on this charity are now 2 at £20 yearly, 1 in each parish, 11 at £10 and 29 at £5 yearly; about £30 from Cheney's charity is expended yearly in the maintenance of an almshouse, and Thomas's and Stapeley's charity of £10 yearly is applied to educational purposes. Delves House, an ancient and interesting building, pleasantly situated adjacent to Ringmer green, is the property and residence of Aubrey Balliol de Putron esq. Oaklands, a good residence at the extreme north of the parish, and the property of W.L. Christie esq. Is at present (1895) unoccupied. Broyle Place, an ancient mansion, of which only a portion now remains, is supposed to have been built by one of the archbishops of Canterbury, and is occupied as a farmhouse. The South Down Hunt Steeplechases are held here in April, and are well attended; the course is near Broyle mill. A part of the former horse artillery barracks, standing near the village, has been converted into a kennel for the South Down fox hounds, consisting of upwards of 50 couples, of which the Hon. Charles Brand is master. The pack hunts four times a week. Brighton, Uckfield and Lewes are convenient places for hunting visitors. William Langham Christie esq. of Glyndebourne, who is lord of the manor, Lord Monk Bretton P.C. and Sir James Duke bart. are the principal landowners. The soil is clay; subsoil, chalk. The chief crops are wheat and beans. The area is 5,626 acres; rateable value, £7,923 ; the population in 1891 was 1,497.

Parish Clerk, Frank Washer.

Post, M.O. & T.O., S.B., Express Delivery & Annuity & Insurance Office. - George Fredk. Hollaway, sub-postmaster, Ringmer green. Letters arrive through Lewes 7 a.m. & 4 p.m.; dispatched at 1 & 6.30 p.m. on week days, & 11 a.m. on sundays Bank holidays

Wall Letter Box, Park gate, cleared at 5.45 p.m. & 9 a.m. on sundays

Pillar Letter Box, Railway inn, Laughton road, cleared at 5.45 week days only

Pillar Letter Box (junction of Laughton & Shortgate roads), cleared at 6 p.m. week days only

A School Board of 5 members was formed 16 Dec. 1875 ; John Miles, 73 High street, Lewes, clerk to the board ; John Body, attendance officer

Board School, built in 1879, for 230 children, & enlarged in 1893 for an additional 70 children; average attendance, mixed department, 166; infants' department. 87; Martin Luther Jackson, master; Mrs. M.L. Jackson, infants' mistress

PRIVATE RESIDENTS.

Benbow Hy. D.S.O., R.N. Merton ho
Burgess Frank Walter, Ringmer villa
Caffyn William Morris, 2 Paygate vils
Caswell Edward, 2 Church villas
De Putron Aubrey Balliol, Delves ho
Dewé Major William Horsley, Parkgate
Gribbell Rev Frank Barrow B.D. (vicar), Vicarage
Guy Mrs. The Briars
Hillman Mrs, 3 Church villas
Huggett James, 1 Paygate villas
Jenner Richard, The Green
Jones Miss, Saunton cottage
Legge William Heneage
Martin Mrs. J.G. Elm grove
Martin Mrs. W.B. Chestnuts
Meaden Chas. Oak cottage, Bushey [sic] grn
Monson The Hon. Miss, St Hugh
Mudge Mrs. Middleham
Porter John, Park house
Rickman Miss, Wellingham house
Spencer Capt. Gerald, The Elms
Whiffen Mrs. The Cottage

COMMERCIAL.

Andrew George Lovering, farmer, Plashett farm
Andrews Thos. farmer, Swinggate
Baker John William, Railway inn, Laughton road
Banks James, Cock P.H .
Barber Charles, poultry dealer &c. The Green
Bradford Henry Geo. grocer, draper &c. & agent for W. & A. Gilbey Lim. Wine & spirit mers. The Green
Broyle Brick-yard, brick makers (Edwin T. Farrant, manager)
Buckingham John Dashwood Bellow, farmer, Clay hill
Burfoot Sarah (Mrs.), Green Man P.H.
Burton Henry, farmer, Laughton road
Carey George, farmer, Broyle side
Chandler Rbt. Wm. butcher, The Green
Crosskey Albert Ward, brewer, Wellingham
Divall Herbert, boot maker, Church hl
Divall Thomas, farmer, Norlington
Ellis Eli, shopkeeper, Broyle side
Ellis Henry, builder, New Town
Farrant Edwin Thomas, estate bailiff to W.L. Christie esq. Broyle estate works
Fielder Trayton, farmer, Norlington
Finch William, farmer, Green lane
Fleet Eliza (Mrs.), Old Ship P.H. North end
Foord Charles, carman, Broyle
Foord William (Mrs.), farmer, Upper Lodge farm, Upper Broyle
Ford Henry, butcher, The Green
Fuidge Joseph Wm. farmer, Moor lane
Funnell George, road surveyor, 1 Church villas
Gardiner Thos. Edwd. coach builder, The Green
Gillham Edward, chimney cleaner, Church hill
Hemsley David, baker, The Green
Holford Samuel Hy. farmer, Clay hill
Hollaway Geo. Fredk. grocer, draper, pork butcher &c. Post office
Hollingdale Thomas, miller (wind), Mill plain
Holmden Stanford, frmr. Old House frm
Jones Samuel, wheelwright & undertaker, The Green
Kenward Edward, miller (wind & steam), Broyle mill
King-Sampson Richd. farmer, Elm vil
Legge William Heneage, surgeon, & medical officer & public vaccinator, 2nd district, Chailey union
Martin Reuben, farmer, Wellingham
Martin Thomas, farmer, Goat farm
Martin William Frederick, builder & contractor, steam wood works, & horticultural builder & brick maker
Miller Joseph, builder, Broyle side
Moon William, farmer, Middle Broyle
Page John, farmer, Lodge farm
Painter Charles, blacksmith
Pannett Henry, farmer, Norlington
Parris David Wm. Mount Pleasant
Piper Henry, farmer, Moor lane
Pockney Charles, cowkeeper, Norlington
Porter John, farmer, Park house
Ranger Mark, farmer, Broyle place
Sampson Richard King, farmer, see King-Sampson Richard
Scott George, beer retailer
Seal David, baker
Simmons John, farmer, Shortgate rd
Simmons Obed, farmer, Moorlane
Turner Henry, farmer, Middle Broyle
Wadsley Robert, kennel huntsman
Washer Chas. assist. Oversr., Church hll
Wenham & Clark, blacksmiths
Wicks Edwin, farmer, Norlington
Whyte Mary Ann (Mrs.), Anchor P.H. The Green