An 1868 Gazetteer description of the following places in Send

 

SEND

"SEND, a parish in the second division of Woking hundred, county Surrey, 3 miles N.E. of Guildford, and 1 mile from Ripley, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Wey, and is chiefly agricultural. The parish includes the chapelry of Ripley and the hamlet of Send. At Alderbury, in this parish, stood Newark Priory, founded by Ruald and Beatrix de Calva in Richard I.'s time. A portion of the church alone remains. Its revenue at the Dissolution was valued at £294 18s. 4d.

The living is a vicarage* with the curacy of Ripley annexed, in the diocese of Winchester, joint value £260. The church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, has an embattled tower. There is also a chapel-of-ease at. Ripley, built by the monks of Newark Abbey. The parochial charities produce about £56 per annum. There is a National school. Send Grove is the principal residence."

"RIPLEY, a chapelry and post town in the parish of Send, second division of Woking hundred, county Surrey, 5 miles S.E. of Woking, and 5 N.E. of Guildford. The village, which is considerable, is situated on the high road from Portsmouth to London. The land partly belongs to Sumner, of Hatchlands.

The living is a vicarage* annexed to that of Send, in the diocese of Winchester. The church was rebuilt on the site of the old one, in 1846. There is a place of worship for Baptists; also a National school for both sexes, built in 1847. Fairs are held on 22nd July and on 11th November."

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
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