RINGMER is a village and parish, on the road from Lewes to Hailsham, 3 miles north-east from Lewes and 48 by road from London: it gives name to a hundred, and is in the Lewes division of the county, rape of Pevensey, petty sessional division, union, county court district, rural deanery 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 Queen Victoria, was presented by W.L. Christie esq.: a stained window was erected in 1922, by Mrs. Sanderson, in memory of her husband, son and daughter: some of the other windows are stained: a new organ, costing £5,000, was presented by Capt. John Christie in 1923: the church affords 400 sittings. The register commences in the year 1560. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value about £441, with residence, in the gift of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and held since 1916 by the Rev. George Robson Leefe, of St. Bees. 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. There is a cross, bearing the names of the men connected with this parish who fell in the Great War, 1914-18. The village sign, erected at the entrance to the village on the main Lewes road, was presented by Lady Demetriadi, and unveiled by George Harvey esq. the American Ambassador, on Oct. 24th, 1923. 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. Broyle Place, an ancient mansion, of which only a portion now remains, is occupied as a farmhouse. The kennels of the Southdown Foxhounds are in this parish; F. Moffat Smith esq. is master; the pack comprises 35 couples of hounds and hunts mondays, wednesdays and saturdays. Lewes, Brighton, Hassocks and Uckfield are convenient centres; Lewes is the nearest railway station to the kennels. Capt. John Christie 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, £5,280; the population in 1921 was 1,359.

Parish Clerk, Frank Washer.

Post, M.O., T. & T. E. D. Office. - William John Wilmshurst, sub-postmaster. Letters through Lewes

Public Elementary School, built in 1879, for 230 children, & enlarged in 1893 for an additional 70 children; Bertram Gurr, head master.

Carriers to Lewes.- Isted, passes through daily, & Shelton, daily

Motor omnibuses pass through at regular intervals

Barkworth Miss, Oakmede
Bousfield Major Eldred, Oaklands
Bowerman Percy H. Up Clay hill
Byron John, Downlands
Carlyon Frank, The Lanchets
Collier Mrs. Lugano
Craven Lt.-Col. Waldemar Dacre D.S.O. Middleham
Dacre-Adams Mrs. Carey cottage, Broyle lane
Diplock Mrs. Ashtonville
Edwards Walter E. Wyngarth
Fenner Frederick, The Chestnuts
Ford Frederick C. Wellingham
Godden Alfred George Edward, The End house
Kibbler Misses, Ashcroft
King-Sampson Richard, Elm court
Kinnaird Henry John, Church cot
Laurence T. Herbert, Parkgate
Lawford Philip E. Elmhurst
Leefe Rev. George Robson (vicar), The Vicarage
Malcolm Miss, Wellingham house
Malcolm Mrs. The Laurels
Martin Miss, Elm grove
Oldham Miss, St. Hugh's
Paris Frederick, Norlington villa
Paris William James, 3 Church villas
Pelham Hon. Henry George Godolphin, Holme
Pember Mrs. Wellingham house
Russell Charles F. The Lodge
Sealey George Eliot, Park house
Southerden Mrs. Ivydene
Spencer Gerald, Delves house
Tatham Miss, The Bays, Broyle lane
Thornton Col. Leslie Heber C.M.G., D.S.O. The Elms
Treherne Mrs. Merton cottage
Twort Walter, The Briars
Walker Mrs. The Bungalow

COMMERCIAL.

Marked thus ° farm 150 acres or over.

Aldridge Charles Alexander, insurance agent, Lovegrove villas
°Andrew George Lovering, farmer, Clayhill farm
Andrew Geo. Stewart, farmer, Clay hill
Banks Fred, beer retailer
Barefoot Gerald R.G. Green Man P.H.
Barratt George Frederick, Cock P.H.
Bennett Frank Chas. farmer, Old barn
Blunt John, farmer (letters through Shortgate)
Brinkhurst James, farmer, Green la
Brooks Henry James, chimney sweeper, Rushey green
Carr William, cowkeeper, Smith's frm
Chandler Elizabeth (Miss), apartments, Downs view
Clark Frank, blacksmith
°Craig John, farmer, Goat farm
Day Thomas, farmer, Broyle gate
Diplock Charles, horse slaughterer
Divall Herbert, boot maker
°Edward George, farmer, Broyle side
°Foord Edward & Walter, farmers, Broyle place
Foord George Bernard, farmer, Laughton road
Foord Harry, farmer, Upper Broyle farm
Foord James, farmer, Upper Lodge farm, Upper Broyle
Fuidge Henry, farmer, Moor la
Funnell Albert, Old Ship P.H. North End
Funnell Robert, farmer, Moor lane
Gaston & Son, bakers
Geering Lewis Arth. baker, The Grn
Glyndebourne Estate Office (Walter E. Edwards, sec)
Glyndebourne (The) Motor Works (W.J. Thorpe, manager), motor engineers
Glyndebourne Nurseries (A. H. Foard, manager)
Goldsmith John, grocer
Goldsmith Luke, farmer, Norlington
Gray Edward, grocer, The Green
Guy Charles Alfred John, farm bailiff to Jas. Henry Martin, Wellingham
Harmes Amos, Railway inn, Laughton road
Harper Joseph, farmer, Norlington
Hartfield Thos. farmer, Middle Broyle
Hoad David, farmer, Harrison's lane
Hobden Jas. agricltrl machine owner
°Hollingdale Thomas, farmer, Old House farm
Holter Alfred J. miller, Rushey Grn
Hooper Chas. H. butcher, The Green
Huggett D. & F.A. carpenters
Jackson Joseph S. boot & shoe repr
Jones Henry, wheelwright
King-Sampson Richd. frmr. Elm court
Newnham Joseph, market gardener
Paris William James, assistant overseer for Ringmer, Hansey [sic] & Barcombe & assessor & collector of King's taxes, 3 Church villas
Piper Henry, farmer, Moor lane
Pockney William, farmer, Norlington
Pullinger Geo. farmr. Little Norlington
Ranger Alfd. farmer, Chamberlains fm
Rayward Reginald James, farmer
R.B.W. (THE) (Ringmer (The) Building Works), builders (Frank Bedman, mngr.). T N Lewes 300
Ringmer Cricket Club (F.T. Flynn, sec)
Ringmer Working Men's Club (Alfd. Tasker, hon. sec)
Saunders Miriam (Mrs.), farmer, Moor lane
Seward William Edward, farmer
Southdown Fox Hounds (Frank Moffatt Smith esq. J.P. master)
Stone Leonard Tom, farmer, Arches farm
Taylor Spencer, farmer, Swingate
Thomset Alpha (Mrs.) farmer, Smith's lane
Turner Thomas, farmer, Middle Broyle
Turner Wm. carman, Middle Broyle
Twort Walter, motor engineer & haulage contractor; motor vans, lorries & chars-à-bancs for hire; all accessories, repairs, petrol, oils &c.; all sizes of solid tyres in stock
Veness Tom, woodreeve to Capt. J. Christie, Harveys gate
Verrall Able, farmer, Brick yard, Green lane
Waller Wm. J. Anchor P.H. The Green
Westgate Rebecca (Mrs.), Paygate laundry
Wickens Samuel, farmer, The Mount
Wicks Richard Thomas, builder
Wilmshurst Wm. Jn. grocer, Post off

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

The words in the directory have been carefully copied to represent the text as it appears in the printed form. Abbreviations such as Robt. Wm. and hl. have been kept, thereby allowing researchers to make their own assumptions. The format is different - in the printed form the description is in two columns and the names are in three columns.

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

RINGMER is a village and parish, situated 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 was destroyed by fire about two hundred years since, but was rebuilt of Sussex sandstone in 1886, 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 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, £323, with residence, in the gift of the archbishop of Canterbury, and held since 1863 by the Rev. Edward Symons, M.A., of Wadham College, Oxford. Col. Duncan is the lay rector and impropriator of the great tithes. Here is a Congregational chapel, built in 1871, with sittings for 230. Hay's 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. Broyle Place, an ancient mansion, of which only a portion remains, is supposed to have been built by one of the archbishops of Canterbury, and is now occupied as a farmhouse. A part of the horse artillery barracks, formerly standing near the village, has been converted into a kennel for the South Down fox hounds, of which the Hon. Charles Brand is master. The pack hunts four times a week. Brighton, Lewes and Eastbourne are convenient places for hunting visitors. The principal landowners are William Langham Christie esq. D.L., J.P. who is lord of the manor, Lord Monk Bretton P.C. Sir James Duke bart. and Sir Charles William Blunt bart. J.P. The soil is clay; subsoil, chalk. The chief crops are wheat and beans. The area is 5,626 acres; rateable value, £7,761 ; the population in 1881 was 1,388.

Parish Clerk, Frank Washer.

POST, M.O. & T.O., S.B. & Annuity & Insurance Office. - Thomas Miller, 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

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

A School Board of 5 members was formed in 1875 ; F.J. Jones, clerk to the board ; John Body, attendance officer.

Board School, built in 1879, for 230 children ; average attendance, 215 ; Martin Luther Jackson, master ; Mrs. M.L. Jackson, mistress

PRIVATE RESIDENTS.

Burgess Henry
Caswell Edward, Church villas
Chapman Mrs. Laburnam ho. The Green
Davies Rev. Charles Douglas Percy M.A. [curate]
De Putron Aubrey Balliol, Delves house
Dewé Major William Horsley, Parkgate
Edwards Miss, Rushy Green
Hillman Joseph, 3 Church villas
Jenner Richard, The Green
Legge William Heneage
Martin Mrs. J.G. Elm grove
Martin Mrs. W.B. The Chestnuts
Molineux Major Harold Parminter, The Oaklands. [Letters via Isfield]
Mudge Mrs. Middleham
Pannett William, Union terrace
Porter John, Park house
Rickman Miss, Wellingham house
Symons Rev.Edward M.A. Vicarage
Wedd Henry, Union terrace

COMMERCIAL.

Baker John William, Railway inn, Laughton road
Banks James, Cock P.H.
Burfoot Sarah (Mrs.), Green Man P.H.
Burton Henry, farmer, Laughton road
Carey George, farmer, Broyle side
Catt Henry, farmer, Clay hill
Chandler Frank, assist. Oversr. The Green
Chandler Robt. Wm. butcher, The Green
Cornwell John, farmer, Chamberlaines
Crosskey Albt. Ward, brewer, Wellinghm
Divall Thomas (Mrs.), boot maker
Duke William Thomas, grocer & draper, & agent for W. & A. Gilbey, wine & spirit merchants, The Green
Ellis Eli, shopkeeper, Broyleside
Fielder Trayton, farmer, Norlington
Finch William, farmer, Green lane
Fleet John (Mrs.), Old Ship P.H.
Funnell George, farm bailiff to George Bushby esq
Hemsley David, baker, The Green
Holford Samuel, farmer, Clay hill
Hollingdale Thomas & Son, millers (wind), Moor lane
Holmden Stanford, farmr, Old House frm
Jones Samuel, wheelwright, The Green
Kennard Edward, miller (wind) & farmer, Broyle mill
Legge William Heneage, surgeon, & medical officer & public vaccinator, 2nd district, Chailey union
Martin William Frederick, builder & contractor, steam wood works, & horticultural builder
Martin Reuben, farmer, Wellingham
Martin Thomas, farmer, Goat farm
Miller Joseph, builder, Broyle side
Miller Thos. Grocer, draper, & post office
Moon William, farmer, Middle Broyle
Painter Charles, blacksmith
Page John, farmer, Lodge farm
Paige Theophilus, farmer, Upper Lodge farm, Upper Broyle
Pannett Henry, farmer, Norlington & Lower Barn farms
Paris Mary Ann (Mrs.), grocer & draper
Parris David, farmer, The Green
Pockney Charles, farmer
Porter John, farmer, Park house
Pratt Richard, farmer, Mount farm
Ranger Mark, farmer, Broyle place
Sampson Richard King, farmer
Scott George, beer retailer
Seal David, baker
Simmons Obed, farmer, Moorlane
Stevens Harry, blacksmith, The Green
Turner Henry, farmer & brick maker, Middle Broyle
Wadman Albert, farmer
Wadsley Robert, kennel huntsman
Waller Henry, shoe maker, The Green
Wicks Edwin, farmer, Norlington
Whyte James, Anchor P.H., The Green

RINGMER is a village and parish, 3 miles north-east from Lewes and 48 by road from London, on the road to Hailsham, in the Southern division of the county, Chailey union, Ringmer hundred, Lewes petty sessional division and county court district, Pevensey rape, rural deanery of Lewes (first division) and archdeaconry of Lewes and diocese of Chichester and is one of the peculiars under the Archbishop of Canterbury. The church of St. Mary the Virgin is an ancient building of stone in the Perpendicular style, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, north porch and a tower containing 8 bells and a clock with Westminster chimes : the original tower was destroyed by fire about two hundred years since, but was rebuilt in 1886 by the munificence of W.L. Christie esq. of Glyndebourne, in accord with the main fabric, of Sussex sandstone, from designs by Mr. Ewan Christian, architect, of London : the church contains numerous monuments and several brasses : there are 400 sittings, all free. The register commences in the year 1560. The living is a vicarage, gross yearly value £420, with residence, in the gift of the archbishop of Canterbury, and held since 1863 by the Rev. Edward Symons, M.A., of Wadham College, Oxford. Here is a Congregational chapel, built in 1871, with sittings for 230. Hays' charity, left in the year 1787 by Miss Hays, consists of £2,000 New £3 Per Cents. and £2,500 Bank Stock; the interest, now amounting to £310 yearly, is equally divided between the poor of Ringmer and Glynde: the pensioners on this charity are now 2 at £20 yearly, 13 at £10 and 22 at £5. £27 6s 1d from Cheney's charity is distributed yearly and Thomas's and Stapeley's charity of £10 yearly is applied to educational purposes. 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, has been converted into a kennel for the South Down fox hounds, of which the Hon. Charles Brand is master. The principal landowners are the Right Hon. Viscount Gage, the Earl De la Warr, who is lord of the manor, William Langham Christie esq. D.L., J.P. Lord Monk Bretton P.C. Sir James Duke bart. and Sir Charles William Blunt bart. J.P. The soil is clay; subsoil, chalk. The chief crops are wheat and beans. The area is 5,626 acres; rateable value, £9,733; the population in 1881 was 1,388.
Parish Clerk, Charles Washer.

POST & MONEY ORDER OFFICE & Savings Bank & Telegraph Office. - Thomas Miller, sub-postmaster, Ringmer green. Letters arrive through Lewes 7 a.m.; dispatched at 6.30 p.m. on week days & 11 a.m. on sunday.

A School Board of 5 members was formed in 1875; F.J. Jones, clerk to the board; John Body, attendance officer.

Board School, built in 1879, for 230 children; average attendance, 210; Martin Luther Martin [sic], master ; Miss Jane Whitborne, mistress

County Police Station, Thomas Henry Moore

PRIVATE RESIDENTS.

Burgess Henry
Caswell Edward
Chapman Mrs. Laburnam house, The Green
De Putron Aubrey Balliol, Delves house
Dewé William, Parkgate
Fisher Rev. Frank Hugh M.A. [curate], The Green
Horsey Thomas, The Elms
Jenner Richard, The Green
Mudge Mrs. Middleham
Page John, Elm villa
Porter John, Park house
Rickman Miss, Wellingham
Symons Rev.Edward M.A. Vicarage

COMMERCIAL.

Aldrick Henry, farmer, Wellingham
Baker William, Railway inn, Moor lane
Banks James, Cock P.H.
Burfoot Sarah (Mrs.), Green Man P.H.
Burton Henry, farmer
Bushby John, farmer
Carey George, farmer, Broyle side
Catt Henry, farmer, Clay hill
Chandler Robt. Wm. butcher, The Green
Cornwell Wm. farmer, Chamberlaines
Crosskey Albert Ward, brewer, Wellingham
Divall Thomas (Mrs.) boot maker
Fleet John (Mrs.), Old Ship P.H.
Ford Alfred (Mrs.), butcher, Broyle side
Funnell George, farm bailiff to George Bushby, esq
Hemsley David, baker, The Green
Holford Samuel, farmer, Clay hill
Hollingdale Thos. & Son, millers (wind), Moor lane
Holman Samuel, miller (wind) & farmer, Broyle
Holmden Frank, farmer, Old House frm
Homblin John William, farmer
Jones Samuel, wheelwright, The Green
Martin William Frederick, builder, contractor & horticultural works
Martin Thomas, farmer, Goat farm
Miller Joseph, builder, Broyle side
Miller Thos. grocer, draper, & post office
Moon William, farmer, Middle Broyle
Painter Charles, blacksmith
Page John, farmer, Lodge farm
Paige Theophilus, farmer, Lodge farm, Upper Broyle
Paine Henry William, farmer
Pannett Henry, Lower Barn farm
Paris Mary Ann (Mrs.), grocer & draper
Parris David, butcher, The Green
Payne Charles, huntsman to the South Down foxhounds, Kennel, Ringmer ho
Pockney Charles, cowkeeper
Porter John, farmer, Park house
Pratt Richard, farmer, Mount farm
Ranger Mark, farmer
Rowland Peter, grocer, draper, & agent for W. & A. Gilbey, wine & spirit merchants
Sampson Richard King, farmer
Scott George, beer retailer
Seal David, baker
Simmons Obed, farmer, Moorlane
Stevens Harry, blacksmith, The Green
Waller Henry, shoe maker, The Green
Washer Charles, assistant overseer & rate collector, The Green
White James, brick & tile maker, Broyle
Whyte James, Anchor P.H.

RINGMER is a village and parish, 3 miles north-east from Lewes and 48 by road from London, on the road to Hailsham, in the Eastern division of the county, Chailey union, Ringmer hundred, Lewes county court district, Pevensey rape, rural deanery first division, and archdeaconry of Lewes and diocese of Chichester and is one of the peculiars under the Archbishop of Canterbury. The church of St. Mary the Virgin is an ancient building in the Perpendicular style, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, porch and a bell-turret with wooden spire: the church contains numerous monuments and several brasses. The register commences in the year 1560. The living is a vicarage, gross yearly value £420, with residence, in the gift of the archbishop of Canterbury and held since 1863 by the Rev. Edward Symons, M.A., of Wadham College, Oxford. Here is a Congregational chapel, built in 1871, with sittings for 230. Hays' charity, left in the year 1787 by Miss Hays, consists of £2,000 new £3 Per Cents. and £2,500 Bank Stock; the interest, now amounting to £310 yearly, is equally divided between the poor of Ringmer and Glynde: the pensioners on this charity are now 2 at £20 yearly, 13 at £10 and 22 at £5. £27 6s 1d from Cheney's charity is distributed yearly and Thomas and Stapeley's charity of £10 yearly is applied to educational purposes. 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, has been converted into a kennel for the South Down foxhounds. Here is a police station of the Sussex constabulary. The principal landowners are Viscount Gage, the Earl de la Warr, who is lord of the manor, W.L. Christie, esq., M.P. Right Hon. J.G. Dodson, M.P. and Lady Duke. The soil is clay; subsoil, chalk. The chief crops are wheat and beans. The area is 5,626 acres; rateable value, £9,038; and the population in 1881 was 1,388.

Parish Clerk, Charles Washer.

POST & MONEY ORDER OFFICE & Savings Bank. - Thomas Miller, sub-postmaster, Ringmer green. Letters arrive through Lewes 7 a.m.; dispatched at 6.30 p.m. on week days & 11 a.m. on sunday. The nearest telegraph office is at Lewes
A School Board of 5 members was formed in 1875; F.J. Jones, clerk to the board
Board School, built in 1879, for 230 children, with an average attendance of 140; Joseph Hardy, master; Miss Frances Terry, mistress

PRIVATE RESIDENTS.

Anderson Rev. Alfred Ebenezer [curate]
Burgess Henry
Dewe William, Parkgate
Horsey Thomas, The Elms
Hother George
Jenner Richard, The Green
Lawes Charles
Lively Thomas, The Green
Mitchell John, The Green
Mudge John W. Middleham
Paine Henry William, The Green
Rickman Miss, Wellingham
Symons Rev.Edward B.A. Vicarage
Tayler Charles Henry, Delves house

COMMERCIAL.

Aldrick Henry, farmer, Wellingham
Banks James, Cock
Barnes Eliza (Mrs.), Railway inn, Moor lane
Bray Maria (Mrs.), shopkeeper
Burfoot William, Green Man
Carey George, farmer, Broyle side
Catt Henry, farmer, Clay hill
Champion George, huntsman to the South Down foxhounds; kennel at Ringmer house
Chandler Robt. Wm. butcher, The Green
Cornwell Wm. farmer, Chamberlaines
Crosskey Albert Ward, brewer, Wellingham
Divel Thomas (Mrs.), boot maker
Fleet John (Mrs.), Old Ship
Ford Alfred (Mrs.), butcher, Broyle side
Funnell George, farm bailiff to George Busby, esq
Hamblin John William, farmer
Hemsley David, baker, The Green
Hillman Thomas Stanton, farmer
Holford Samuel, farmer, Clay hill
Hollingdale Thos. & Son, millers (wind), Moor lane
Holman Samuel, miller (wind) & farmer, Broyle
Holmden Frank, farmer, Old House frm
Hother George, surgeon
Ireland Edwin, farmer, Broyle place
Jones Samuel, wheelwright, The Green
Martin Thomas, farmer, Goat farm
Martin William Frederick, builder, surveyor, steam wood works & horticultural builder
Miller Joseph, builder, Broyle side
Miller Thos. grocer, draper, & post office
Noakes William, blacksmith
Page John, farmer, Lodge farm
Paige Theophilus, farmer, Lodge farm, Upper Broyle
Paine Henry William, farmer
Paris Mary Ann (Mrs.), grocer & draper
Parris David, butcher, The Green
Pockney Charles, cowkeeper
Pratt Richard, farmer, Mount farm
Ranger Mark, farmer
Rowland Peter, grocer, draper, & agent for W.A. Gilbey wine & spirit merchants
Sampson Richard King, farmer
Scott George, beer retailer
Seal David, baker
Simmons Obed, farmer, Moorlane
Somers Wm. Rashley, farmer, Oaklands
Stevens Harry, blacksmith, The Green
Talbot William, Anchor
Waller Henry, shoe maker, The Green
White James, brick & tile makers, Broyle

The words in the directory have been carefully copied to represent the text as it appears in the printed form. Abbreviations such as Wm. Fredk. and exors. have been kept, thereby allowing researchers to make their own assumptions. The format is different - in the printed form the description is in two columns and the names are in three columns.

RINGMER is a village and parish, 3 miles north-east from Lewes, and 48 by road from London, on the road to Hailsham, in the Eastern division of the county, Chailey union, Ringmer hundred, Lewes county court district, Pevensey rape, rural deanery and archdeaconry of Lewes, and diocese of Chichester, but one of the peculiars under the Archbishop of Canterbury. The church of St. Mary the Virgin is an ancient building, with small wooden spire and a fine old porch : it has chancel, nave, aisles, and contains numerous monuments and several brasses. The register commences in the year 1560. The living is a vicarage, yearly value about £400, with residence, in the gift of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and held by the Rev. Edward Symons, B.A., of Wadham College, Oxford. Here is a mixed school, and a Congregational chapel; a Board school is now (1878) being erected. 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, has been converted into a kennel for the South Down foxhounds. Here is a police station of the Sussex constabulary. Hays' charity, left in the year 1787 by Miss Hays, consists of £2,000 new £3 per cents. and £2,500 bank stock, the interest, now £300 nearly, to be equally divided between the poor of Ringmer and Glynde : the pensioners on this charity are now 2 at £20 per annum, 13 at £10, and 22 at £5. £27 from Chenoey's charity is distributed yearly. The principal landowners are Viscount Gage, the Earl de la Warr, who is lord of the manor, W.L. Christie, esq., M.P. Right Hon. J.G. Dodson, M.P. and the trustees of the late Sir James Duke, bart. The soil is clay; subsoil, chalk. The chief crops are wheat and beans. The area is 5,626 acres; rateable value, £9,275; and the population in 1871 was 1,478.
Parish Clerk, Charles Washer.

POST OFFICE. - John Imms, sub-postmaster, Ringmer green. Letters arrive through Lewes, 7 a.m.; dispatched at 6.30 p.m. on week days, & 11 a.m. on sunday. The nearest money order and telegraph office is at Lewes
Miss Rickman's School, Miss Martha Meek, mistress; Mrs. Bray, infants' mistress

PRIVATE RESIDENTS.

Bodle Charles
Bodle George, The Green
Hillman Thos. Stanton, Delves house
Horsey Thomas, The Elms
Jenner Richard, The Green
Lively Thomas, The Green
Marshall -, Parkgate
Mitchell John, The Green
Mudge John W. Middleham
Paine Henry William, The Green
Rickman Miss, Wellingham
Stares Mrs
Symons Rev.Edward, B.A.[vicar], Vicarage

COMMERCIAL.

Baldwin Jonathan, farmer, Wellingham
Banks James, Cock
Barnes Eliza (Mrs.), Railway inn, Moorlane
Berry William, grocer & draper
Bodle William, Anchor, The Green
Burfoot William, Green Man
Carey George, farmer, Broyle side
Catt Henry, farmer, Clay hill
Champion George, huntsman to the South Down foxhounds; kennel at Ringmer house
Chandler Robt. Wm. butcher, The Green
Cornwell Wm. farmer, Chamberlaines
Crosskey Albert Ward, brewer, Wellingham
Divel Thos. boot & shoe ma. The Green
Fleet John (Mrs.), Old Ship
Ford Alfred, butcher, Broyle side
French Joseph, baker, The Green
Funnell George, farm bailiff to George Busby, esq
Gilham Alfred, blacksmith, The Green
Hemsley David, baker, The Green
Hillman Joseph, blacksmith, The Green
Hollingdale Thomas & Son, millers, Moorlane
Holman & Kenward, millers & farmers, Broyle
Holmden George & Frank, farmers, Old House farm
Huntley George (exors. of), farmer, Broylegate farm
Ireland Edwin, farmer, Broyle place
Jones Samuel, wheelwright, The Green
Martin John Geo. farmer, Goat farm
Martin Wm. Fredk. builder & saw mills
Miller Joseph, builder, Broyle side
Page John, farmer, Lodge farm
Paige Theophilus, farmer, Lodge farm, Upper Broyle
Paine Henry William, farmer
Paris Mary Ann (Mrs.), grocer & draper
Parris David, butcher, The Green
Pelling Wm. farmer, Old Tile farm
Pockney Charles, cowkeeper
Pratt Richard, farmer, Mount farm
Scott George, beer retailer
Seal David, baker
Simmons John & Obed, frmrs. Moorlane
Somers Wm. Rashley, farmer, Oaklands
Taylor John, grocer & draper, & agent for W. & A. Gilbey, wine & spirit mers
Waller Henry, shoe maker, The Green
Wells William Rufus, farmer, Plashett
White James & Brother, brick & tile makers, Broyle
Wickens Alfred, farmer, Clay hill