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RIDGE. 320 RIDWARE, MAVESYN. river Stour, near the Dudley canal. Some of the in- habitants are engaged in the collieries and iron mines. RIDGE, a pur. in the hund. of Cashio, or lib. of St. Alban's, co. Herts, 3 miles N.W. of Chipping Barnet, its post town, and 5$ S.W. of Hatfield. The village, -which is of small extent, lies about a mile off the road from Barnet to St. Alban's. It is wholly agri- cultural. The soil consists in the hilly parts of a strong clay, but in the lower grounds of a loamy earth, resting on chalk and gravel. The land is chiefly in pasture, and is watered by the river Colne. The great tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 323 12s., and the vicarial for one of 242. The living is a vie.* in the dice, of Rochester, val. 190. The church, dedi- cated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure, with a tower containing three bells. The register dates from 1558. There are five almshouses. The National school at South Mimms is frequented by the children of this parish. The Countess of Caledon is lady of the manor, and impropriator of the great tithes. Here was once a religious house attached to the Abbey of St. Alban's, but ii(^w converted into a private residence. RIDGE, a tythg. in the par. of Chilmark, hund. of Dunworth, co. Wilts, 1J mile S.W. of Chilmark. RIDGES, a tnshp. in the par. of Ellesmere, co. Salop, 3 miles S.W. of Ellesmere, near the Ellesmere canal. RIDGEWAY, an ecclesiastical district in the par. of Eckington, hund. of Scarsdale, co. Derby, 7 miles N. of Chesterfield, and 3 N.E. of Dronfield. It comprises the tnshps. of Ridgeway and Troway. The substratum abounds in coal, which is partially worked. In the village is a manufactory for scythes and sickles. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 300, in the patron, of the Rector of Eckington. The church, erected in 1840 at a cost of 2,200, has a small tower at the E. end. There is a chapel for Wesleyans, also a National school, built in 1837. RIDGHILL, a tythg. in the par. of Winford, co. Somerset, 6 miles S.W. of Bristol. It is a small but neatly-built village. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agricultural pursuits. RIDGMONT, or RIDGMOUNT, a par. in the hund. of Redbornstoke, co. Bedford, 2 miles N.E. of Woburn, its post town. The village, which is chiefly agricultural, is situated on the road to Bedford, and on the North Western railway. The parish is said to have derived its present name from the red colour of the sandy hill on which formerly stood a castle called Ruggemount, or Rougemount. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under an Enclosure Act, in 1706. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 84. The church is dedicated to All Saints. The parochial chari- ties produce about 53 per annum. There is a place of worship for Baptists ; also a National school for both sexes. Brogborough House, which is the principal residence, is a square brick-built mansion, situated on rising ground. RIDGMONT, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Burstwick- cum-Skeckling, wap. of South Holderness, East Riding co. York, 3 miles E. of Heydon. RIDGWAY, a hrnlt. in the par. of Smeeth, hund. of Bircholt Barony, lathe of Shipway, co. Kent, 4 miles S.E. of Ashford. RIDGWELL, or REDGEWELL, a par. in the hurid. of Hinckford, co. Essex, 9 miles N. W. of Hal- stead, its post town, 5 N.W. of Castle Hedingham, and 4 S.W. of Clare. The village, which is a place of ancient date, is situated on the road to Cambridge, and had formerly a market. It is supposed to have been a Roman station on the Roman Way, Via Devana, where many Roman antiquities, with portions of a Roman villa, were discovered in 1794. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. In this parish is also the hamlet of Ridgwell-Norton, consisting of a few houses situated on a green. The great tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 420, and the vicarial for one of 136. There are besides 37 acres of impro- priate glebe, and 67 of vicarial. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 173, in the patron, of Catherine Hall, Cambridge. The church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, has a square embattled tower containing live bells. There is a spring near the chancel, which with the Ridgway gives name to the village. The Inde- pendents and Baptists have each a place of worship. RIDING, a tnshp. in the par. of Bywell St. Andrew, E. div. of Tindale ward, co. Northumberland, 6 miles S.E. of Hexham, and a quarter of a mile from Riding Mill. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the Roman Way, Watling Street, and near New- castle railway. The bridge over the river Tyne was erected in 1822 across the dangerous ford of Dipton Burn. Riding House is the principal residence. RIDLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Bunbury, first div. of the hund. of Eddisbury, co. Chester, 6 miles N.W. of Nantwich, and 3 S.W. of Bunbury. It was the birthplace, in 1540, of Lord Chancellor Egerton, who was created by James I. Viscount Brackley. Ridley Hall is the principal residence. Lord Cottenham is lord of the manor and principal landowner. RIDLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Holt, hund. of Bromficld, co. Denbigh, 6 miles N.E. of Wrexham, in the vale of the river Dee, opposite Farndon. RIDLEY, a par. in the hund. of Axton, lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, co. Kent, 8 miles S.E. of Dartford, and 4 S.W. of Meopham railway station. Wrotham is its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. The land is partly in hop grounds. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 174 8s., and there are 30 acres of glebe. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 133. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient structure containing one bell. The parochial charities produce about 3 per annum. There is a small free school. RIDLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Haltwhistle, W. div. of Tindale ward, co. Northumberland, 6 miles S.E. of Haltwhistle, and 3 W. of Haydon Bridge. It is situated near the Newcastle and Carlisle railway, at the confluence of the river Allen with the South Tyne. Ridley Hall, which is still the principal residence, was formerly the seat of the Ridley and Lowes families. In the vicinity are the ruins of Bebingham chapel. Sir E. Blackett, Bart., is lord of the manor. RIDLEY WATER, a river of the co. of Northum- berland, rises under the Cheviots, and joins the Coquet fit Lynbridge. R1DLINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Tunstead, co. Norfolk, 4J miles N.E. of North Walsham, and 4 from Mundesley. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near the coast, and is wholly agricultural. The houses are much scattered. The land is chiefly arable. The living is a rect.* -with the vie. of East Ruston united, in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 208. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, has a square embattled tower, surmounted by four figures, representing the Evan- gelists, as pinnacles. The poor have the right of using the common for fuel and pasturage. RIDLINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Martinsley, co. Rutland, 3J miles N.W. of Uppingham, its post town, and 2 S.W. of the Manton railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is situated within the range of Leighfield Forest, and is wholly agricultural. Ridlington is mentioned as Redlictun in Domesday Book, and belonged to Queen Editha. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 353, and the glebe contains 46 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 344. The church, dedicated to SS. Mary and Andrew, is an ancient structure with a square tower covered in ivy, and containing three bells. The interior of the church contains monuments of the Harringtons, through whom the manor passed to the Earl of Gainsborough. The parochial charities produce about 5 per annum. RIDON, a limit, in the par. of St. Decuman's, co. Somerset, near AVatchet. RID WARE, 1IAMSTALL. See HAMSTALL-RIDWAKE co. Stafford. RIDWARE, MAVESYN. co. Stafford.