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
A view of the Abbey
Rufford Abbey from the front
Below Rufford Abbey
Ink on paper drawing of Rufford Abbey, Samuel Hieronymus Grimm, 1773.
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
Rufford Abbey
…Abbey in Yorkshire. The English Pope, Adrian IV gave the blessing for the abbey in 1156, following which the abbey's lands expanded and the villagers of Cratley, Grimston, Rufford, and Inkersall were evicted. A new village of Wellow, just outside the estate housed some of the displaced people. The Valor…
Field at North Laiths Farm.