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Ripley, small market town, par., and township with ry. sta. (Ripley Valley), E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, on river Nidd, 3½ m. NW. of Harrogate - par., 7386 ac., pop. 1383; township, 1641 ac., pop. 291; P.O., T.O. Market-day, Monday. The town was rebuilt in 1829-30. Ripley Castle (erected 1555), seat of the Ingilby family, gave lodging for a night to Oliver Cromwell at the time of the battle of Marston Moor; it has extensive gardens and grounds, and holds 2 fairs.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "small market town" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Yorkshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Ripley |
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