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'Ravenshead' is a village in and civil parish in the Gedling district of Nottinghamshire, England. It borders Rainworth and Blidworth.
According to the 2001 census it had a population of 5,636.
Most of Ravenshead parish was in the parish of Bulcote in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire prior to 1987. [1], with part coming from the parish of Newstead, already in Gedling.
Newstead Abbey, 12th century grade 1 listed building and ancestral home of Lord Byron, is accessed from the village. After the death of Thomas a Becket, King Henry II supposedly to make up for this terrible deed gave the Canons of the Order of St Augustine the land at Ravenshead where they set up a priory, the walls of which can still be seen today. It is here that the name Ravenshead is first encountered.
"Ravenshede begins at the aforesaidway which liesfrom Papilwyke [Papplewick] to Blydeworthe, along the hollowroad eastward which is called Thefestyghe: and this leads to the King's highway which is called Nottinghamgate."
In the Middle Ages the priory was a stopping place for pilgrims, by this time The Hutt would have been a guest house to the priory.
In 1349 the prior was killed by the plague as it travelled acrodd the countryside.
The soil in the area is very sandy which is unsuitable for growing crops, as a result there wasn't evidence of a settlement in the area until Norman times when there was probably a building standing where the present day Hutt stands, built as a home for the King's men who patrolled the Royal Forests.
The legend of Robin Hood centres around the area of Sherwood Forest in which Ravenshead was part of. It is likely that one of Robin Hood's followers, Friar Tuck, came from the priory.
Will Scarlet is also supposed to be buried at nearby Blidworth Church.
In 1966 a hoard of gold coins was discovered by workmen in Cambourne Gardens. Some believe the coins were buried by monks of the priory when Henry VIII ordered the dissolution of the monasteries. Another theory is that during the wars of the roses there was a battle near Newark at East Stoke. A paymaster of the losing side fled hoping to find refuge at the priory, he buried the coins intending on retrieving them later, he was probably killed by the enemy beforehand.
On July 17, 1817 a young girl from Papplewick named Elizabeth Sheppard travelled to Mansfield in search of work, early next morning her body was found in a ditch. A stone still stands marking the spot on the roadside below 'Portland College' and is still regularly maintained. Her killer was identified as Charles Rotherham, from Sheffield, who had tried to sell her newly bought shoes and umbrella.
100 years ago Ravenshead was centred on an area called Fishpool, this name appeared on a 17th century map.
The land of Ravenshead is the highest in the area and legend has it that from a distance it looks like a 'ravens head'.
Ravenshead is also home to the Longdale Lane Craft Centre.
Ravenshead is part of Nottinghamshires Hidden Valleys area.
Ravenshead is an affluent area of the East Midlands with higher than average property prices and diverse population of professional people, elderly people and skilled workers.
Farming was the main occupation in the area until the arrival of the local shops and schools. The only other industry in Ravenshead was sand quarrying, the first of which was opened in 1919 for building sand for Nottingham and Hucknall. Present day occupants of Ravenshead tend to commute out to Mansfield or Nottingham, or are retired.
In nearby Thieves Wood, on 23 June 1883, gamekeeper Albert Spinks shot the first example of an Egyptian Nightjar in England. He mantioned it to Joseph Whitaker, a naturalist, who recognised it as a rare bird species in Britain. He had the bird stuffed and is now kept in a museum in nearby Mansfield. The bird wasn't seen alive in Britain again until 1984.
It was in the 1920s and 30s that farming in the area began to die out as farmers couldn't afford to pay the rents.
In the 1930s and 40s there was a plague of rabbits that ate crops and killed trees. Pumping poisonous gas into their burrows didn't help. They were eventually killed off by myxomitosis.
Lawnmower Deth a disbanded UK thrashcore band originated from Ravenshead.
★ Ravenshead Community Newsletter
★ [2]
★ ViVo Magazine. A magazine distributed exclusively to Ravenshead residents
More history can be found by following the link to the newsletter.
According to the 2001 census it had a population of 5,636.
Most of Ravenshead parish was in the parish of Bulcote in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire prior to 1987. [1], with part coming from the parish of Newstead, already in Gedling.
Newstead Abbey, 12th century grade 1 listed building and ancestral home of Lord Byron, is accessed from the village. After the death of Thomas a Becket, King Henry II supposedly to make up for this terrible deed gave the Canons of the Order of St Augustine the land at Ravenshead where they set up a priory, the walls of which can still be seen today. It is here that the name Ravenshead is first encountered.
"Ravenshede begins at the aforesaidway which liesfrom Papilwyke [Papplewick] to Blydeworthe, along the hollowroad eastward which is called Thefestyghe: and this leads to the King's highway which is called Nottinghamgate."
In the Middle Ages the priory was a stopping place for pilgrims, by this time The Hutt would have been a guest house to the priory.
In 1349 the prior was killed by the plague as it travelled acrodd the countryside.
The soil in the area is very sandy which is unsuitable for growing crops, as a result there wasn't evidence of a settlement in the area until Norman times when there was probably a building standing where the present day Hutt stands, built as a home for the King's men who patrolled the Royal Forests.
The legend of Robin Hood centres around the area of Sherwood Forest in which Ravenshead was part of. It is likely that one of Robin Hood's followers, Friar Tuck, came from the priory.
Will Scarlet is also supposed to be buried at nearby Blidworth Church.
In 1966 a hoard of gold coins was discovered by workmen in Cambourne Gardens. Some believe the coins were buried by monks of the priory when Henry VIII ordered the dissolution of the monasteries. Another theory is that during the wars of the roses there was a battle near Newark at East Stoke. A paymaster of the losing side fled hoping to find refuge at the priory, he buried the coins intending on retrieving them later, he was probably killed by the enemy beforehand.
On July 17, 1817 a young girl from Papplewick named Elizabeth Sheppard travelled to Mansfield in search of work, early next morning her body was found in a ditch. A stone still stands marking the spot on the roadside below 'Portland College' and is still regularly maintained. Her killer was identified as Charles Rotherham, from Sheffield, who had tried to sell her newly bought shoes and umbrella.
100 years ago Ravenshead was centred on an area called Fishpool, this name appeared on a 17th century map.
The land of Ravenshead is the highest in the area and legend has it that from a distance it looks like a 'ravens head'.
Ravenshead is also home to the Longdale Lane Craft Centre.
Ravenshead is part of Nottinghamshires Hidden Valleys area.
Ravenshead is an affluent area of the East Midlands with higher than average property prices and diverse population of professional people, elderly people and skilled workers.
Farming was the main occupation in the area until the arrival of the local shops and schools. The only other industry in Ravenshead was sand quarrying, the first of which was opened in 1919 for building sand for Nottingham and Hucknall. Present day occupants of Ravenshead tend to commute out to Mansfield or Nottingham, or are retired.
In nearby Thieves Wood, on 23 June 1883, gamekeeper Albert Spinks shot the first example of an Egyptian Nightjar in England. He mantioned it to Joseph Whitaker, a naturalist, who recognised it as a rare bird species in Britain. He had the bird stuffed and is now kept in a museum in nearby Mansfield. The bird wasn't seen alive in Britain again until 1984.
It was in the 1920s and 30s that farming in the area began to die out as farmers couldn't afford to pay the rents.
In the 1930s and 40s there was a plague of rabbits that ate crops and killed trees. Pumping poisonous gas into their burrows didn't help. They were eventually killed off by myxomitosis.
Lawnmower Deth a disbanded UK thrashcore band originated from Ravenshead.
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External links
★ Ravenshead Community Newsletter
★ [2]
★ ViVo Magazine. A magazine distributed exclusively to Ravenshead residents
More history can be found by following the link to the newsletter.
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