Kingsdown History

Kingsdown and Ringwould

A History and Guide

Third Edition

Edited by David Harding

Kingsdown and Ringwould Twinning Society

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Kingsdown Net is delighted to publish the 1999 Third Edition of:-

'Kingsdown and Ringwould a History and Guide'

The guide was entirely financed by the 'Kingsdown and Ringwould Twinning Association'

The book is in sections which will make loading easier if you are on a 'Dial-up' connection like me.

All sections are online now. A special thank you goes to Simon Trussler for his work on this book. Without Simon none of this would be available in an online format.

Thanks also to David Harding and the Twinning Society for their permission to publish the book here. More acknowledgements are in the book.

The book (now out of print) is free to download. If you enjoy reading about our Village here then perhaps you may consider a small donation to the Kingsdown Village Hall which is a registered Charity. Email me for details.

Kingsdown and Ringwould

A History and Guide

Contents

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Part One

pages 1-23

Foreword

Kingsdown in Prehistory

Ringwould Village

A Ringwould Childhood

Part Two

pages 24-55

Kingsdown Village

Kingsdown in the Good Old Days

Memories of my Home Village

The Freedown

The Parishes of Ringwould and Kingsdown in 1891

Part Three

pages 56-83

The Parish Churches of Ringwould and Kingsdown

Ringwould and Kingsdown Churches

The Downs

The Fishing Village of Kingsdown

A Fisherman's Daughter Remembers

Gertrude Ederle

The Parish Council

Schools of Ringwould and Kingsdown

Part Four

pages 84-107

Ripple Down House, Ringwould

Kingsdown Lifeboat Station

The Coastguard at Kingsdown

Kingsdown's Wellington Bomber

Kingsdown's Secret War

Return to the Goodwin Sands

Part Five

pages 108-133

Walmer and Kingsdown Golf Club

The Magic of Amber

The Birds of Kingsdown

An Update on Kingsdown Ornithology

Flora and Fauna of Ringwould with Kingsdown (part 1)

Part Six

pages 134-159

Flora and Fauna of Ringwould with Kingsdown (part 2)

The Twinning Society

Wissant - Pas de Calais

Three Walks around Kingsdown