| Ring's End | |
|---|---|
  Ring's End Location within Cambridgeshire | |
| OS grid reference | TF 39878 02776 |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Wisbech |
| Postcode district | PE13 |
Ring's End is a hamlet near Guyhirn in the Isle of Ely in Cambridgeshire, England. The population is included in the civil parish of Elm in the district of Fenland.
Land surrounding Elm including Coldham suffered serious flooding, with loss of human life, stock and crops ruined. As a result Elm and district became "greatly impoverished and likely to be overthrown". Attempts to improve the situation took place and the "Little Bill" of 1607 involving 6,000 acres known as "The Ring of Waldersea and Coldham" involving a system of drainage ditches forming a rough circle led to an improvement in the area. [1] This "ring" is commemorated in the name Ring's End, a hamlet near Guyhirn.
Ring's End School was built in 1860 as a school and mission hall. The class rooms were on the upper floor. It was enlarged in 1894-5 and again in 1905. The school was closed in 1949. [2]
In 1889 the 'lock-up'was rented out by Wisbech council. [3]
As a consequence of a bridge being built across the river Nene and the A47 being rerouted, the hamlet now sits on the A141 next to the junction with the A47. Nearby is the Ring's End nature reserve. [4]
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