Ripley

Ripley is a village and parish in Surrey, which grew on the main A3 road from London to Portsmouth. The road was renumbered as B2215 when a bypass was built. The village is situated close to the M25 motorway and 10.5 km (6.5 mi) southeast of Woking, 11 km (6.8 mi) northeast of Guildford and some 38 km (24 mi) southwest of central London. Neighbouring places include: Send, Send Marsh and Ockham. The village includes a coaching inn, The Talbot Hotel which dates back to 1453. There is also a specialist shoe manufacturer, Clifford James, as well as Drake's restaurant, which has been awarded a Michelin star and 3 AA rosettes. The village church, St Mary Magdalen has a fine Norman chancel. Ripley is mentioned in H. G. Wells' novels The War of...