Rippingale is a village and

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in the South Kesteven

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, England. The population of the civil parish was 929 at the 2011 census. The village is situated on the

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, about north from Bourne. Rippingale is part of the Ringstone in Aveland group of the Deanery of Beltisloe, Diocese of Lincoln. The vicar was the Revd Dr Lynda Pugh between 2012 and 2018. The incumbent is the Revd Neil Bullen. St Andrew's Church dates from the fourteenth century, though the tower is later. The Bull, Rippingale - geograph

The village

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is The Bull Inn. A

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on a line between Bourne and

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opened in 1871 for goods and closed in 1964; regular passenger services lasted from 1872 to 1930. Rippingale falls within the drainage area of the Black Sluice

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. South of the village is the site of Ringstone, a lost village, which dates from before the

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and which survived into the 19th century as Ringstone Hall. Rippingale Lincolnshire UK parish map

Rippingale has a

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produced by a Village Design Statement Committee. The committee was established by parish councillor Marcus Petz to produce guidance for South Kesteven District Council (SKDC). The statement was adopted in 2002.Rippingale VDC website

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* Rippingale Design Statement
First Series OS map, includes Ringstone
{{authority control Civil parishes in Lincolnshire South Kesteven District Villages in Lincolnshire