| RINGMER is a village and parish, 3 miles north-east from Lewes, 10 west from Hailsham, and 48 by road from London, in Chailey union, Ringmer hundred, Pevensey rape and deanery, East Sussex, diocese of Chichester, archdeaconry of Lewes, but one of the peculiars under the Archbishop of Canterbury. The church of the Blessed Virgin, which is a large fabric, with small wooden spire, is very ancient; it has a chancel, nave, small side aisles, and contains numerous monuments and several brasses, but none of very early date are remaining. The living is a vicarage, value about £400 per annum, with residence, in the patronage of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and held by the Rev. John Constable, M.A.; the Rev. Edward Symons, of Worcester College, Oxford, being the curate. Here are a neat Independent chapel, a National school, and a workhouse school for the Chailey union. Broyle Place, an ancient mansion, of which only a portion remains, is supposed to have been built by one of the archbishops of Canterbury. A part of the horse artillery barracks, formerly standing near the village, is converted into a kennel for the South Down fox hounds. The area of this parish is about 5,624 acres, and the population in 1861 was 1,522. Here is a police station of the Sussex constabulary. On the green there is erected, at the expense of W.P. Boxall, Esq., late of Delves House, a pump, from which the inhabitants are enabled to get the purest water; and a clock, at the expense of the parishioners and landowners, has been added to the church. The name of the place is supposed to be a corruption of Regni mere, derived from the ancient inhabitants of this county belonging to Regnum. |
| Bacon Misses, The Green Baxter William Edwin, esq. Oaklands Bodle Mr. George, The Green Chapple Misses, The Green Constable Rev. John, M.A. [vicar], Middleham Harwood Capt., The Green Jenner Mr. Richard, The Green Jones Mrs. Delves house Michell Mr. John, The Green Paine Mr. Henry William, The Green Symons Rev.Edwd. [curate], Parsonage Williamson Alexander, esq. Park gate COMMERCIAL. Arnold Wm. Farmer, Plaskett [sic] Park farm Austin Henry, Old Ship, & butcher Barber Joseph, boot & shoe maker, The Green Bodle Charles, Anchor, The Green Boniface Wm. Railway inn, Moor lane Campion George, huntsman to the South Down foxhounds, kennel at Ringmer house Carey George, Cock Catt Henry, farmer, Clay hill Chambers Richard, maltster Chandler Robt. Wm. butcher, The Green Coates Edmund, tailor, The Green Cosham William, carpenter, The Green Divel Thos. boot & shoe maker, The Green Durrant John, carpenter, The Green Durrant Robert, brewer, Wellingham Edward Jsph. bricklayer, Rushey green Elliott Thos. corn miller, Glyndebourne Farnscombe George, farmer, Broyleside Fiest Thomas, farmer, Broyle French Joseph, baker, The Green Fuller Joseph, farmer, Wellingham Gibbs George, farmer, Park farm Gilham Alfred, blacksmith, The Green Hide William, farmer, Broyle Hillman Joseph, blacksmith, The Green Holman & Kenward, millers, Broyle Holmden Geo. farmer, Old House farm Huntley Geo. farmer, Broylegate farm Jones Samuel, wheelwright, The Green Kirby William, Green Man Knight John, baker, Elm place Knight Thos. farmer, Norlington farm Lively Thomas, farmer, Church farm Martin Edward, baker, The Green Martin Frederick, grocer & draper, The Green Martin John, farmer, Goat farm Martin William Brown, carpenter & horticultural builder, The Green Masters Geo. grocer & draper, The Green Miller Joseph, builder, Broyle side Packham Mary (Mrs.), day school Page Theophilus, farmer, Mount farm Pockney Wm. shoemaker, The Green Rickman Mrs. farmer, Wellingham Rooksby Walter, farmer, Lodge farm, Upper Broyle Shaw Susannah (Miss), lodging house, The Green Taylor William, boot ma. & beer retailer Thorpe Thomas Hart, farmer, Broyle pl. Turner Henry, farmer & brick maker, Broyle Waller Henry, shoemaker, The Green Wickens Stephen, farmer, Clay hill |
| POST OFFICE. - Ringmer green. Letters delivered at 7.30 a.m.; box closes
at 6.25 p.m. on week days, & 12.25 p.m. on sundays. The nearest money order
office is at Lewes Sussex Constabulary Police Station, Stephen Doust, sergeant PUBLIC SCHOOLS:- National (for boys & girls), Mrs. Frances Packham, mistress Chailey Union Workhouse (for the children), Frederick Jones, master; Mrs. Jones, mistress |
