Ripe East Sussex - (Earl Harolds estate)

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Ripe
(Earl Harolds estate)

Name Derivation

This village derivation is still being researched

General Details

Ripe is one of those villages that seems to be from a fargone era, it lies between the A27 Eastbourne to Brighton road and the Hailsham to Lewes roads. It has had quite a number of names Alchitone , Achiltone , Achintone , Echentone finally Ripe .

Before 1066 it was owned by Earl Harold, later to become King Harold who was killed at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

The Domesday book mentions the manors or Rype and Echentone which were owned by Richard de Aquila . The church was taxed by Pope Nicholas IV in 1291.

Down the ages the village seems to have been and has remained a farming community.

Services

Ripe has a few local services, but there is no public transport.

The nearest shops are at Lewes about 7 miles to the west, or Eastbourne about 7 miles east.

Trains can be caught from Berwick station a few miles south east.

Views

Ripe lies on the flat lands north of the Downs, and these high hills can be seen from all around.

The village is quite pretty with many old buildings, and all around are rambles and walks.

Nearby Villages (within 6 miles)

Chalvington (The miniature church) 1.1 miles

Rottingdean () 1.3 miles

Laughton (Knight captures King of France) 2.1 miles

Selmeston (Tomb to store the Contraband) 2.1 miles

Arlington (Peaceful Village and hectic Stadium) 2.6 miles

Alciston (Fifty thousand tiles on the Barn) 2.8 miles

Firle (Home of the Greengage) 3.0 miles

Glynde (Home of English Opera) 3.1 miles

Upper & Lower Dicker (Michelham Priory) 3.1 miles

Berwick (Sharpen your arrows on the Church) 3.5 miles

Chiddingly (Walking on Cheese ??) 3.5 miles

Halland (Ancient Slaughter) 4.1 miles

Wilmington (The Long Man) 4.1 miles

Alfriston (Smuggling and Ghosts) 4.2 miles

Beddingham (At the base of Mount Caburn) 4.2 miles

Ringmer (Poor Roads and riots) 4.2 miles

East Hoathly (Another Sussex Cannibal?) 4.3 miles

Lullington (destroyed by Cromwell ??) 4.9 miles

Hellingly (Only remaining Circe in Sussex) 5.0 miles

Folkington (Teasles and Badgers) 5.1 miles

Hailsham (Ropes and Napoleon) 5.3 miles

Litlington (Secret marriage of George IV) 5.6 miles

Polegate (Fine old Tower Mill) 5.6 miles

Rodmell () 5.6 miles

Tarring Neville (The Chest from the Spanish Armarda) 5.6 miles

South Heighton () 5.7 miles

Barcombe (Village in three places) 5.9 miles

Bishopstone (Largest Tide-Mill in Sussex) 5.9 miles

Little Horsted () 5.9 miles

Southease () 5.9 miles

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