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Abbots Ripton Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Abbots Ripton

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Abbots Ripton history

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Abbots Ripton was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 in the Hundred of Hurstingstone in Huntingdonshire. The name of the settlement was written as Riptune. In 1086 there was already a church and a priest at the settlement. The survey records that there were 14 ploughlands and there was the capacity for a further two.

Abbots Ripton landmarks

Abbots Ripton Hall

Abbots Ripton Hall is a Grade II listed building that was built on the site of the old manor house. During World War II, the hall was used as a hospital. The gardens and parkland cover 8 acres (3 hectares) and there is an ornamental lake of 10 acres.

Scheduled Monuments

There is a bowl barrow about 1 mile (2 km) south-east of Abbot’s Ripton which is a scheduled ancient monument. The date when the moat island was constructed is not known, but it may well have been around the 12th century. Within the island itself are two small rectangular fishponds.

Abbots Ripton geography / climate

The village of Abbots Ripton lies on the B1090, a minor road that runs from St Ives to the south-east. In 1801 the parish covered an area of 4,191 acres (1,696 ha), but by 2011 this had been reduced to 4,080 acres. The village lies at around 29 metres (95 ft) above sea level; the parish as a whole is almost flat, lying between 25 metres (82 ft) and 45 metres (148 ft) high.

Geology

Wennington lies on a bedrock of Oxford Clay Formation mudstone that was formed between 156 and 165 million years ago in the Jurassic Period. Above this bedrock are superficial deposits characterised as Oadby Member Diamicton, that has formed within the last two million years during Ice Age conditions by glaciers scouring the land. Close to the streams the superficial deposits are of loose soil or sediments called alluvium that have formed during the last 12,000 years.

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Best Abbots Ripton places to visit

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Abbots Ripton has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Abbots Ripton’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Abbots Ripton’s information audio spots:

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