Cratley
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Cratley is a lost village in Nottinghamshire, England. It may have been located close to North Laithes Farm at Kneesall although an alternative site east of Laund Wood has been suggested. Other names
Field at North Laiths Farm.
Rufford Abbey
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Rufford Abbey is a country estate in Rufford, Nottinghamshire, England, two miles south of Ollerton. Originally a Cistercian abbey, it was converted to a country house in the 16th century after Henry
Cratley
…Head of the Manor: Wellow, which makes Cratley a Sub Manor of the Lordship of Wellow in Nottinghamshire, England. Soon after the foundation of Rufford Abbey by Gilbert de Gant, on 12 July 1147, the Village of Cratley was reduced to a grange and the villagers gradually evicted and resettled at Wellow…
A view of the Abbey
Rufford Abbey from the front
Below Rufford Abbey
Ink on paper drawing of Rufford Abbey, Samuel Hieronymus Grimm, 1773.