RATCLIFFE Parks Mrs. Mary, baker Wood Mr. James Goodall Henry Pinchbeck J ames, earthenware dlr FARMERS AND GRAZIERS. Ir Harding Thomas Stafford John, beer retailer and Bacon Samuel 11 Baldock John Henton Aaron hatter (at Atherstone) Eaton John, grazier Orme George, landowner & overseer Tonks Mrs. J ane, dressmaker Eaton John, junr. IStafford Thomas, and baker RATCLIFFE-ON -THE-WREAKE is a dedicated under the title of the Immaculate Con­ village and parish in the southern division of the ception. It is conducted by members of the Order of county, hundred, Barrow-on-Soar Charity. It is in the Gothic style, being in the form Union, Leicester County Court district, and rural of a quadrangle with spacious cloisters. The chapel, deanery bf Goscote, near the main branch of the study, hall, library, and museum are handsome and Midland railway, the Roman Fosse way, and the spacious. The chief front, with the tower and oratory, river Wreake, over which there is a bridge of four are from the designs of the elder Pugin. The college arches. The village is 2l miles N. from is half a mile from the village, 2 from station, station, 7 N.E. from Leicestef, and 7 S.E. from 12 miles from Mount St. Bernard's, and 7 from the . N ear the roadside is a remarkable Convent and School of the Sisters of Providence at tumulus, over which antiquaries are sorely exercised. Loughborough, belonging to the same order. The It is called Shipley hill, but it is supposed to be the Duchess of Sforza is Lady of the Manor and principal handiwork of the Romans, and that therefore it may owner. Area, 784 acres; rateable value, £1572 18s. have been once dubbed" Scipio's hill." The tradi- 4d. ; popUlation in 1871, 96. tion is that each Roman soldier on a certain occasion ST. BOTOLPH'S CHURCH.-Services on Sunday at applied a spade to it. St. Botolph's Church is a 1 I and 3 in winter, at 1 I and 6-30 in summer. beautiful structure, comprising chancel, nave, tower, Sacrament last Sunday in every month. Rev. G. H. and lofty spire, with clock, and five bells. The tower Woodcock, M.A.; Churchwardens, Messrs. J. Good­ and spire are modern, and were raised at the sole man and G. ; Harmonium, Miss Beeby; expense of the late Lord Ferrers. The register dates Parish Clerk, William Burgess. Hymns Ancient from 1568. The living is a rectory, of the yearly and Modern. value of £250, with handsome residence, and 83 acres RATCLIFFE COLLEGE.-President, Very Rev. P. of glebe, in the gift of and held by the Rev. G. Henry Hutton; Vice-President, Rev. J. R. Richmond; Pro­ Woodcock, M.A. Ratcliffe hall is seated on a com- /essors, Revs. R. Smith and T. Davies; Procurator, manding elevation, from which there is a beautiful Rev. T. G. Clarkson. and extensive prospect. Ratcliffe Roman Catholic POST OFFICE at Miss S. L. Hunt's. Letters .College is situated among the hills, but is on the received from Leicester at 8-50 a.m., dispatched at opposite side of the road, and is in Cossington parish. 5-30 p.m. The nearest Money Order Offices are at The foundation stone was laid July 29, 1843, and was and Sileby. There are Telegraph Offices at the first establishment since the Reformation to be Rearsby and Syston. Clarkson Rev. Thomas George, pro- Richmond Rev. James Robert, vice- Beeby George, & overseer, Wreake curator at Ratcliffe college president Ratcliffe college house Davies Rev. Thomas, professor at Smith Rev. Robert, professor at Birch Joseph, farm bailiff, Ratcliffe Ratcliffe college Ratcliffe college College farm Dickinson Mrs. Cathn, Old vicarage Woodcock Rev. George Henry, M.A, Church Mrs. Mary Ann Hunt Miss Susannah Letitia, mis- The Rectory Goodman Jno, & miller, Ratclff mill tress national school, Post office North Henry, and builder Hutton Very Rev. Peter, president FARMERS AND GRAZIERS. Proudman William . Ratcliffe college ArnaII Thomas, h U pton William, Cliff house RAVENSTONE is a parish in Ashby Union and When any of the latter has served seven years lihe has County Court district, northern division of the county, the first chance of being elected an almswoman. One hundreds of West Goscote, Repton, and Gres]ey, and wing is the chapel, and the other the master's house, rural deanery of Hartshorne. The village is on the to both of which gardens are attached. The master Leicester road, 4 miles S.E. from Ashby. Mr. receives a yearly salary of £105, and is provided with Leonard Fosbrooke, of Ravenstone hall, is Lord of coal. His duties are to visit and superintend the the Manor and principal landowner. St. Michael's conduct of the inmates, and to conduct service in the Church stands in Derbyshire, and is a weather stained chapel daily (10 a.m), except on Sundays and holy Gothic structure, comprising chancel, nave, south days. The almswomen must be members of the aisle, tower and spire, with three bells. The chancel Established Church, widows or spinsters over the age has been restored by the rector, but other parts of the of 50, from the parishes of Ravenstone, Coleorton, building greatly need judicious restoration and repairs. and Swannington, or kin to the founders, or un­ Tlie register dates from 1647. The living is a rectory, married daughters of gentlemen. The daughters and of the yearly value of £350, with residence, in the gift next of kin of gentlemen of the counties of Derby and of the Lord Chancellor. 165 acres of glebe were Leicester have a prior:c1aim. Each nurse and alm9- allotted at the enclosure in 1770, in lieu of tithes. woman has a weekly stipend of 6s., also 2S. 6d. in The National School was built in 1859, by Mr. R. G. lieu of coal, gown, and petticoat, and medical attend­ CressweIl, who also invested about £60 for the repairs ance and medicine in case of sickness. The endow­ of the building, but it has been occupied as a cottage ment now yields about £1200 a year, arising from dwelling for several years. Ravenstone hospital, in various farms, and from the dividends of .£4436 Derbyshire, was founded 1711, by John Wilkins, and 14s. 6d. invested in Consols. The Rev. David H. it waS further endowed by his wife in 1725, in memory Ellis, B.A. and LL.D., is master, and the trustees are of their only son. Owing to litigation, the building Sir John Crewe, Sir M. C. Browne-Cave, Bart., Col. was not completed in its present form till 1814. It byott, Mr. F. S. P. Wolferstan, and Mr. C. R. stands on an acre of ground, enclosed by a brick wall, Colvile. Area of the parish, 1084 acres, of which 580 and consists of a centre and two wings. There are are in Derbyshire, rateable value £2349 17s. 1 Id. ; 36 distinct tenements, with two rooms in each, 32 population in 1871, 409, of which 165 were in Derby- being occupied by the almswomen, and four by nurses. . shire. The feast is at Michaelmas. ' 45 8