25 May
Conservatory cleaning
Peterborough - PE7
Enquiry from: Lilian N
Start Date: Immediate
Quotation of replacement of roof and also a quote on leaking joint
Abbots Ripton
Abbots Ripton is a parish in Cambridgeshire. It is situated five miles north of Huntingdon. It has a population of just 309, and covers 4,191 acres of land. The parish is situated in the District of Huntingdonshire, which also includes St Ives, St Neots, Godmanchester and Ramsey.
The village is known as the site of the Abbots Ripton railway disaster in 1876, where a Flying Scotsman train collided with a coal train during a blizzard.
Abbots Ripton has a long history. The Domesday book records it as Riptone, and in the 11th century it was called Riptune. Moat Farm has trees as old as Shakespeare's era, and St. Andrew's church tower is about 400 years old. It holds a bell made in 1400 and another from 1671. The nave, aisle and porch of the church are even older, dating back to the 13th century.
The village has a 17th-century pub, the Three Horseshoes, which was badly damaged by a fire in 2010 created by embers in the chimney.
If you need a replacement boiler for your house in Abbots Ripton, ensure you get no less than three quotes from trustworthy engineers before signing a contract.
