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Ridlington
Ridlington is a village and civil parish in Rutland in the East Midlands of England. The population of the village was 202 at the time of the 2001 census, including Ayston, Leighfield and Wardley also increasing to 260 at the 2011 census. The village's name means 'farm/settlement of Redel'. The Church of England parish church is Saint Mary Magdalene and Saint Andrew. It is a Grade II* listed building. The Village Hall on Main Street was originally the Ridlington Village Primary School, built in 1873. The Diocese of Peterborough made it over to the Parish Council in 1964 when the school closed. Ridlington was the home of Hugh Boyville Hugh Boyville was a landowner who held a number of public offices and served as a Member of Parliament for Rutland in 1439-40 and 1447. Background and family The Boyville (Bovile, Boyvile, Boyvill, Boyvyle) family is recorded at Stockerston, Le ..., a landowner and Member of Parliament for Rutland in the 15th century. The prominent Haringto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of St Mary Magdalene And St Andrew, Ridlington
The Church of St Mary Magdalene and St Andrew is the Church of England parish church in Ridlington, Rutland. It is a Grade II* listed building. History The church is dedicated to St Mary Magdalene and to St Andrew. The church is 13th century but there was probably an older Anglo-Saxon architecture, Anglo-Saxon one pre-occupying the spot. The church underwent a major Victorian restoration in 1860. The church has a Jacobean architecture, Jacobean memorial to James Harington (1542–1614), James Harington (1542–1614) and his wife facing each other, praying in a kneeling position. Over the vestry door in the south aisle, is a Norman architecture, Norman tympanum (architecture), tympanum. Before the 1860 restoration, it was in two pieces in the external south wall of the chancel. The tympanum features a winged gryphon and a lion fighting with an 8-spoked wheel beneath. References Grade II* listed churches in Rutland, Ridlington Church of England church buildings in Rutla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |