Ryme Intrinseca

"Ryme" redirects here; not to be confused with Rhyme or Rime.

Ryme Intrinseca ( /ˌraɪm ɪnˈtrɪnzɪkə/) is a village and civil parish in northwest Dorset, England, 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Yeovil and 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Yetminster. It is sited on a low ridge of cornbrash limestone on the edge of the Blackmore Vale.^[1] In the 2021 census the parish had a population of 125.

Ryme Intrinseca
Cottages in Ryme Intrinseca
Ryme Intrinseca Location within Dorset
Population	125 (2021 census)
OS grid reference	ST582108
Unitary authority	Dorset
Ceremonial county	Dorset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHERBORNE
Postcode district	DT9
Dialling code	01935
Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	West Dorset
List of places UK England Dorset 50.8959°N 2.5965°W / 50.8959; -2.5965

The church at Ryme Intrinseca, which dates back to the 13th century, is dedicated to St. Hippolytus and there are only two churches dedicated as such in England: cf. St Ippolyts, a village on the southern edge of Hitchin in Hertfordshire. The chancel and nave of the church are basically from the 13th century, but architecturally the most interesting features lie in the unusual 17th-century work which includes the east window and most of the windows in the nave, (including the little trefoil placed high to light the pulpit). Also from the early 17th century is the tower, with its intricate profile caused by the projecting stairway. There is an alms dish in the church which was lost in 1873 and found its way back to Dorset from Bideford in Devon in 1938.

Ryme once constituted a separate liberty, containing only the parish itself.

Toponomy

Ryme derives from "rim", in the sense of "edge", "border" or "ridge", and may refer to the village's situation on a ridge between two tributaries of the Yeo vale,^[2] or to the contrast between the vale and the steep rise of the Dorset Downs to the south.^[3]

Intrinseca means "within". John Hutchins suggests that the name arose in the 15th century, when the manor of Ryme was in the possession of John Tiptoft, who acquired parcels of land throughout Dorset, notably Hallynges in Long Bredy. Hutchins therefore says that Ryme Intrinseca (or In Ryme) refers to land within Ryme manor, in contrast to Ryme Extrinsecus (or Out Ryme) referring to the additional possessions.^[4][5] The latter name is now extinct.^[2]

Demographics

Census population of Ryme Intrinseca parish

Census	Population	Female	Male	Households	Source
1921	152				[6]
1931	149				[6]
1951	123				[6]
1961	129				[6]
1981	160				[6]
1991	130				[6]
2001	130	65	65	57	[7]
2011	115	62	53	57	[8]
2021	125	70	55	59	[9]

See also

• List of liberties in Dorset