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RYDE , a municipal See also:

BOROUGH (A.S. nominative burh, dative byrig, which produces some of the place-names ending in bury, a sheltered or fortified place, the camp of refuge of a tribe, the stronghold of a chieftain; cf. Ger. Burg, Fr. bor, bore, bourg)
BOROUGH [BURROUGH, BURROWE, BORROWS], STEVEN (1525–1584)

borough and watering-See also:

PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place in the Isle of See also:

WIGHT, ISLE OF

Wight, See also:

England, 5 M. S.S.W. of See also:

Portsmouth. Pop. (1901) 11,043. It is beautifully situated on rising ground on the N.E. See also:

COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast, overlooking Spithead. It occupies the site of a See also:

VILLAGE

village called La See also:

RYE

Rye or La Riche, which was destroyed by the See also:

French in the reign of See also:

EDWARD

Edward II. About the See also:

close of the 18th See also:

CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century it was a small fishing See also:

HAMLET

hamlet, but it rapidly See also:

GREW, NEHEMIAH (1641-1712)

grew into favour as a watering-place. Ryde is connected by See also:

RAIL

rail with the other towns in the See also:

ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

island, and there is also See also:

steam-See also:

BOAT (0. Eng. bdt; the true etymological connexion with Dutch and Ger. boot, Fr. bateau, Ital. battello presents great difficulties; Celtic forms are from O. Eng.)

boat communication with Portsmouth, See also:

Southampton, See also:

SOUTHSEA

Southsea, Portsea and Stoke's See also:

BAY

Bay. The See also:

PIER (older forms per or Pere, from Med. Lat. pera; the word for piers out of water. For river piers, where a firm, watertight is of obscure origin, and the connexion with Fr. Pierre, Lat. stratum is found at a moderate depth below the river-bed, the pctr

pier, built originally in 1812, but since then greatly extended, forms a delightful See also:

PROMENADE

promenade See also:

HALF

half a mile in length. The railway trains run out to its See also:

head, and an electric See also:

TRAMWAY

tramway also runs along it. The See also:

PRINCIPAL

principal buildings are All See also:

SAINTS, BATTLE OF THE

Saints See also:

church, erected in 1870 from the designs of See also:

SIR

Sir See also:

Gilbert See also:

Scott, and other churches, the See also:

MARKET (Lat. mercatus, trade or place of trade)

market See also:

house and See also:

TOWN

town See also:

hall, the Royal See also:

Victoria Yacht See also:

CLUB (connected with " clump ")

club-house, the See also:

THEATRE (BEarpov, " a place for seeing," from OeacOae)

theatre and the Royal Isle of Wight Infirmary. There are See also:

GOLF (in its older forms GOFF, GOUFF or GOWFF, the last of which gives the genuine old pronunciation)

golf-links near the town.

The town was incorporated in 1868, and is governed by a See also:

mayor, 6 aldermen and 18 councillors. See also:

AREA

Area, 819 acres.

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