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Ringwood is a

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in south-west

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, England, on the River Avon close to the

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, northeast of

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and southwest of

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. It was founded by the

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, and has held a weekly market since the

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History

Ringwood is recorded in a charter of 961, in which King Edgar gave 22 hides of land in ''Rimecuda'' to

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. The name is also recorded in the 10th century as ''Runcwuda'' and ''Rimucwuda''. The second element ''wuda'' means a 'wood'; ''rimuc'' may be derived from ''rima'' meaning 'border' or 'rim', hence "border wood". The name may refer to Ringwood's position on the fringe of Ringwood Forest, or on the border of

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in 1607 gave a much more fanciful derivation, claiming that the original name was Regne-wood, the ''

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'' being an ancient people of Britain. In the ''Domesday Book'' of 1086, Ringwood (''Rincvede'') had been appropriated by the

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and all but six hides taken into the

. Prior to 1066 Ringwood had been held by Earl Tostig. During the 12th and early 13th centuries Ringwood, like other manors of which

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and Henry III had the immediate overlordship, frequently changed hands. Thus it was held by Roland de Dinan, a

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lord, in 1167;

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before 1204; Theodoric the Teuton, a servant of King John, after 1204;

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, in 1217, and intermittently by the

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and fourth Earls up to 1237; Simon de Steyland, the King's clerk, around 1237; John son of Geoffrey, described as "of the lands of the Bretons", from 1240; Nicholas of Ely, Bishop of Winchester, from about 1272; and then by three successive queens: Queen Eleanor, Queen Margaret, and Queen Isabella, from 1280 until 1331. In January 1331, Ringwood and other manors which Isabella had previously surrendered were granted to

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, whose descendants with some intermission held it for more than two centuries, until the death of

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in 1541. It was held by

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until his execution in 1552, and then briefly by

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who was executed in 1553. Queen Mary granted the lands to

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, but by the middle of the 17th century the manor had passed to the Arundells of Wardour, and in 1728 was in the hands of Henry Arundell, 6th Baron Arundell of Wardour. His grandson, the eighth Baron, sold it in 1794 to John Morant of

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, and the Morant family held the manor throughout the 19th century. In 1108, it was recorded that the tenants of the "manor of Ringwood and Harbridge" had common rights in the

, among the knights and esquires, for their farm beasts and plough beasts between "Teg att Brokelisford" and "Ostaven" and in the

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of Beaulieu for all their livestock except goats and geese: for this they paid the

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an annual

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. A valuation of the manor made at the end of the 13th century records the tenants services included mowing the lord's meadow, haymaking on eight acres in "Muchelmershe," carting the hay and making a rick; they were to repair the mills and the houses within the court. A

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in Ringwood is mentioned in the ''Domesday Book'' and later there were two. In March 1226 Henry III granted a weekly market in Ringwood on Wednesdays to

Richard Marshal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke Richard Marshal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke ( 1191 – 15 April 1234), was the son of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke and brother of William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, whom he succeeded to the Earldom of Pembroke and Lord Marshal of England ...

and Gervaise his wife to hold until the King should come of age. In 1337 the

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, as lord of Ringwood Manor, was granted a yearly fair on the feast-day of Saint Andrew (30 November). There was also another fair held on the feast of Saint Peter (29 June) in the 16th century. After the

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on 6 July 1685,

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was arrested near Horton, Dorset. Monmouth is believed to have hidden in a ditch under an

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disguised as a

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, but was betrayed by a local woman who, according to legend, later killed herself in remorse. Monmouth was then taken to the house now named Monmouth House in West Street (between the Market Place and the Fish Inn). It was there that he wrote a letter to James II begging forgiveness. This was not granted, and he was brought to trial in the

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by the infamous " Hanging Judge Jefferies". Also after the Battle of Sedgemoor, an elderly local lady, Alice Lisle, gave refuge to two wanted men who were escaping the battle. When her home, Moyles Court, (now a private school — Moyles Court School) was raided, the men were found and Alice was arrested. She was sentenced by the same Judge Jefferies to be

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; she received a late reprieve, and the sentence was reduced to

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ing. She is buried at St Mary's Church, Ellingham, one mile from her Moyles Court home. Her tomb can be found to the right of the church entrance; it is easily spotted as the lid has been left unfinished with rough edges. There is now a pub called the Alice Lisle near Moyles Court. The Town Hall was erected by John Morant in 1868 to designs by the distinguished architect, future president of the

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and future winner of the

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;

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. The town was famous in the 19th century for its "Ringwood" woollen gloves, and there was also a large linen collar and cuff factory here. The site of Royal Air Force Station Ibsley, in use during

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, is located on the outskirts of the Ringwood hamlet of Poulner. This site has later been used for motor-racing as Ibsley Circuit and today is a quarry lake area.

Geography

Ringwood is a town on the east bank of the River Avon in Hampshire. The parish includes the

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of Poulner, Hangersley, Hightown,

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, and Bisterne.

Economy

Ringwood has a weekly market in the traditional market place. A cattle market ran until 1989 in the Furlong, which is now home to a Waitrose supermarket, coffee shops and fashion outlets. Ringwood was noted as the second most expensive market town in England in July 2008 with average property prices of over £380,000. Ringwood was the home of the Ringwood Brewery, which produced a variety of

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s and ran five pubs in the local area, such as the Inn on the Furlong in Ringwood. Ringwood Brewery also produced a variety of wines. It was closed in December 2023, but remains a brand name of Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company (CMBC).

Politics

Ringwood is within the New Forest West parliamentary constituency. The current Member of Parliament (MP) is Sir Desmond Swayne who represents the Conservative Party. Ringwood is represented by one councillor on

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and six councillors on New Forest District Council (although four of these are shared with neighbouring areas). Currently Ringwood's county councillor is Conservative, and the district councillors feature three Conservative, one Labour, one

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and one

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. Ringwood Town Council was formed in 1974 and serves an estimated 14,000 people. The town is divided into three wards. The councillors elect a Mayor every two years who is also the chairman of the council. The current mayor of Ringwood is Gareth Deboos. The council, which is elected every four years, has 14 councillors: six Independent, four Labour, three Conservative and one

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. Ringwood Town Council provide a variety of services and amenities for the town, including allotments, the cemetery, recreation grounds some public open spaces, the running of events, and a youth service. The council is based in the Ringwood Gateway building on The Furlong in the town centre. Ringwood was the birthplace of British communist leader and anti-fascist Bill Alexander, who was present at the

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and commanded the

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near the end of the

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Education

The senior school is Ringwood School, a national teaching academy. The state primary schools are Ringwood Junior, Poulner Junior, Ringwood Church of England Infants and Poulner Infants. There is also a Waldorf school, the Ringwood Waldorf School a centre for Steiner Education for ages 3 to 18 years with around 260 pupils. The Ringwood Waldorf school is near a Camphill community. Ringwood also has an independent 3–16-day and boarding school called Moyles Court School.

Media

Local news and television programmes are provided by

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and

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. Television signals are received from

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and the local relay transmitter situated in the Poulner area of the town. Local radio stations are BBC Radio Solent,

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, Capital South, Easy Radio South Coast,

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, and Forest FM, a community based station. The town is served by the local newspaper, '' Lymington Times and New Milton Advertiser''.

Sport and leisure

Ringwood has a

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club Ringwood Town F.C., which plays at Long Lane. Ringwood is home to Ellingham and Ringwood

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Club who play at Parsonage Barn Lane. They run 3 senior sides, a women's side and all mini and junior ages. There are also two

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clubs, Ringwood Cricket Club who play at Carvers Recreation Ground and Ellingham Cricket Club who play at Picket Post. Until 2022, Speedway has been staged at nearby Ringwood Raceway at Matchams Park. The team, known as the Ringwood Turfs, featured in the Southern Area League in the mid-1950s. There is also a long-standing and active

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club. Ringwood has a Sailing Club, the Spinnaker Club, based on Blashford Lake in Ivy Lane, about 1 mile North from the town centre. A number of academic institutions (3 Universities, 3 Schools) and Sailability are affiliated. The club has a racing programme for several classes of sailing dinghy, for adults and children, and a programme for training for various levels of competence and experience. Many sailors from this Club have had championship success, nationally and internationally, and the club has been successful in Teams Sailing, winning the National Champs, and The British Open many times. Millstream Model Centre & Raceway is the UK's largest slotcar racing centre.

Transport

Road

The main road through Ringwood is the A31, which runs west to Dorchester and east to Southampton via the New Forest. A bypass of the town was completed in two stages; the first to the west in the 1940s and the second to the east in 1975. The other significant road is the A338, which goes north to

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and south to

Rail

Ringwood railway station opened in 1847. It lay on the Southampton and Dorchester Railway. In 1862 the

Ringwood, Christchurch and Bournemouth Railway The Ringwood, Christchurch and Bournemouth Railway (RC&BR) was a railway company formed to link Christchurch and Bournemouth, England, to the London and South Western Railway's Southampton and Dorchester Railway, Southampton and Dorchester line a ...

created a new link with

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. The line to Christchurch was closed in 1935, and the station ceased operating when the Southampton and Dorchester Railway line was closed in 1964. A report ( Connecting Communities: Expanding Access to the Rail Network) from the

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in 2009 recommended rebuilding part of the line from

to Ringwood.

Bus and coach

Several bus stands are located at Meeting House Lane next to The Furlong Car Park.

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provide frequent services to and from

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and

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. Morebus route X3 between

and

calls at Ringwood twice an hour. There are also less-frequent services to

and Poulner.

Church of St Peter and St Paul

A church in Ringwood is mentioned in the ''

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'' of 1086. It was rebuilt in the 13th century and survived until 1853, when it was completely knocked down and rebuilt. The church contains a 15th-century

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of John Prophete,

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and

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Filming Location

The swimming pool, sports hall and exterior scenes of the

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television comedy series '' The Brittas Empire'' were filmed at Ringwood Health and Leisure Centre, at the time known as Ringwood Recreation Centre. Mr and Mrs Brittas' house was filmed at 47 Northfield Road, and Laura Lancing's house was filmed at 2 (''The Knole'') Highfield Road. Various other buildings in the town featured including 1 High Street which appeared as Le Jollie Chocolatier, Church Hatch in the Market Place appeared as ‘Archdeacon’s Residence, Romsey’ in Series 9, and the flash forward in Series 5 when Gavin is campaigning for election was filmed in the cul de sac area outside 28-38 Kingsfield. Some scenes from some episodes of ''

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'' were also filmed in the town. One of the Top Gear episodes with the Clarkson/Hammond/May line-up was filmed in the Meeting House Shopping Precinct and at the Petrol Station adjacent to the Fish Inn on A31

Areas

Northbound *

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Southbound *

Ferndown Ferndown is a town and civil parish in Dorset in southern England, immediately to the north of Bournemouth and Poole. The parish, which until 1972 was called ''Hampreston'', includes the communities of Ameysford, Hampreston, Longham, Stapehill ...

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Twin towns

Ringwood is twinned with: *

Pont-Audemer Pont-Audemer () is a commune in the Eure department in the Normandy region in northern France. Ringwood and Pont-Audemer in Normandy were first twinned in 1986. Ringwood also has three 'sister' towns: *

Ringwood, New Jersey Ringwood is a borough in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 11,735, a decrease of 493 (−4.0%) from the 2010 census count of 12,228, which in turn reflected a d ...

, United States The mayor of the borough of Ringwood, New Jersey approached Ringwood Town Council in September 1976, advising that the borough had, in recognition of the 750th anniversary of Ringwood, Hampshire's market charter, resolved that the Hampshire town would become their Sister City. A laminated copy of the resolution was sent and several visits were subsequently exchanged on an official basis. *

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, Australia In the

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year of 1977 the city of Ringwood, Victoria approached Ringwood Town Council and subsequently became the town's second sister town. Visits were later exchanged and correspondence ensued. * Ringwood, Ontario, Canada The third sister town was contacted in late 1978.

References

External links

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