Kings Ripton

Kings Ripton is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England. Kings Ripton lies approximately 3mi north-east of Huntingdon. Kings Ripton is situated within Huntingdonshire which is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire as well as being a historic county of England.HistoryForming part of the parish of neighbouring Hartford at the time of the Domesday Book, in a suit of 1276 the king claimed the area as the demesne of the Crown and was known for a while as Ripton Regis, a hamlet of Hartford. The prefix "King's" is used to distinguish it from neighbouring Abbots Ripton, which was at one time owned by Ramsey Abbey. The manor is currently owned by Magdalene College, Cambridge.The early Quaker leader James Nayler was buried on 21 October 1660 "in Thomas Parnell's burying-ground at King's Ripton." According to the village's website "There is also a Quakers Burial ground to the rear of 'Quakers Rest' on Ramsey Road."GovernmentAs a civil parish, Kings Ripton has a parish council, composed of five councillors and has a parish clerk. The second tier of local government is Huntingdonshire District Council, a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire. Kings Ripton is a part of the district ward of Upwood and The Raveleys and is represented on the district council by one councillor. For Kings Ripton the highest tier of local government is Cambridgeshire County Council. Kings Ripton is part of the electoral division of Warboys and Upwood and is represented on the county council by one councillor.