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"RIPPLE, a parish in the lower divisions of the hundreds of Oswaldslow and Pershore, county Worcester, 3 miles N. of Tewkesbury, its post town, and 3 S.E. of Upton. It comprises the chapelry of Queenhill, and the hamlet of Holdfast. The village is situated on the road from Bristol to Birmingham, and near the river Severn, which runs through the parish. There is a considerable traffic carried on by means of the Severn. The market gardens are numerous and productive."
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of
Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
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