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Ripon
Ripon town (1991 pop. 11,952), North Yorkshire, N England, on the Ure River. It is a market town with foundries, varnish and paint factories, tanneries, and breweries. Ripon is famous as an old cathedral city where monasteries have stood since the 7th cent. The present cathedral dates from the 12th to the 15th cent. It has a Saxon crypt with a narrow passage called St. Wilfrid's Needle; the ability to pass through it was supposed to be an indication of chastity. The Wakeman's House (13th or 15th cent.), in the marketplace, was the residence of the mayor ( "wakeman" ). In 1640 a treaty signed in Ripon concluded the second of the Bishops' Wars . St. Wilfrid, founder of an early monastery, is commemorated in an annual pageant. |
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"Ripon." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Ripon." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Ripon.html "Ripon." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Ripon.html |
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Ripon
Ripon. Not long before 661, Alchfrith, a son of Oswiu, King of Northumbria, founded a monastery, of which St Wilfrid became abbot in 661; it was destroyed in 950. In the 11th cent. Augustinian canons built a new church on the ruins. This foundation was dissolved by Henry VIII, but was refounded as a collegiate church in 1604. In 1836 the church became the cathedral of the new diocese of Ripon.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Ripon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Ripon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Ripon.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Ripon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Ripon.html |
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Ripon
Ripon, Canada, UK, USA 1. UK (England): formerly Hrypis and Ripun ‘(Place belonging to) the tribe called the Hrype’, Ripon being derived from the dative plural of the tribal name.2. USA (Wisconsin): settled as Ceresco after Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture, in 1844 and later named after the English city.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Ripon." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Ripon." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Ripon.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Ripon." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Ripon.html |
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Ripon
Ripon N. Yorks. Hrypis c.715, Ripum 1086 (DB). ‘(Place in the territory of) the tribe called Hrype’. Old tribal name (origin and meaning obscure) in a dative plural form Hrypum.
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A. D. MILLS. "Ripon." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Ripon." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Ripon.html A. D. MILLS. "Ripon." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Ripon.html |
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