Ravenshead is a village and civil parish in the Gedling district of Nottinghamshire, England. A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. Gedling is a local government district with Borough status in Nottinghamshire, England. Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It borders Rainworth and Blidworth, and is part of Nottinghamshires Hidden Valleys area. Rainworth is a Village which is split between the Newark and Sherwood and the Mansfield districts of Nottinghamshire, England Blidworth is a small Village approximately five miles east of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. Hidden Valleys was a name coined in 2004 to describe an area of interesting historical and scenic value between Nottingham and Mansfield in the county of
According to the 2001 census it had a population of 5,636.
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History
Newstead Abbey, 12th century grade 1 listed building and ancestral home of Lord Byron, is accessed from the village. Newstead Abbey, in Nottinghamshire, England, originally an Augustinian priory is now best known as the ancestral home of Lord Byron. A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance 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. St Thomas Becket (c 1118 &ndash December 29, 1170) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170 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. A priory is a House of men or women under religious vows headed by a Prior or prioress
In 1349 the prior died of plague. The soil in the area is very sandy and unsuitable for growing crops. There is no 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 is located. Although a later addition to the legend it is possible that one of Robin Hood's followers, Friar Tuck, was inspired by the priory. Friar Tuck is a companion to Robin Hood in the legends about that character Will Scarlet is also supposed to be buried at nearby Blidworth Church. Will Scarlet (also Scarlett Scarlock Scadlock Scatheloke and Scathelocke was a prominent member of Robin Hood 's Merry Men.
In 1966 a hoard of gold coins and jewellery 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. The Wars of the Roses (1455–1485 were a series of dynastic Civil wars fought in England between supporters of the Houses of Lancaster and York Newark may refer to Places Canada Niagara-on-the-Lake Ontario, once called Newark (population 13839 at the 2001 census A paymaster of the losing side fled hoping to find refuge at the priory. He buried the coins intending to retrieve them later. The "Fishpool Hoard", as it is known, is on display in at The British Museum, London. The British Museum is a Museum of human history and culture in London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
On July 17, 1817 a young girl from Papplewick named Elizabeth Sheppard travelled to Mansfield in search of work. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Early next morning her body was found in a ditch. The "Sheppard Stone" stands next to the A60 marking the spot on the roadside below Portland College and is still regularly maintained. Her ghost is said to appear if the stone is disturbed. Her killer was identified as Charles Rotherham, from Sheffield, who had tried to sell her newly bought shoes and an umbrella.
In nearby Thieves Wood, on 23 June 1883, gamekeeper Albert Spinks shot the first example of an Egyptian Nightjar in England. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Egyptian Nightjar, Caprimulgus aegyptius, is a medium-small Nightjar which occurs in south west Asia and north Africa, and winters He mentioned it to Joseph Whitaker, a naturalist, who recognised it as a rare bird species in Britain. Joseph Whitaker ( May 4, 1820 - May 15, 1895) English publisher was born in London, and apprenticed to a bookseller He had the bird stuffed and this is now kept in a museum in nearby Mansfield. The species wasn't seen alive in Britain again until 1984.
100 years ago Ravenshead was centred on an area called Fishpool, this name appeared on a 17th century map.
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.
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. Bulcote is a village and Civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. Newark and Sherwood is a local government district of eastern Nottinghamshire, England.
More history can be found by following the link to the newsletter.
Schools
The village has two infant/primary schools: Ravenshead C of E Primary School and Abbey Gates Primary School. An Infant school is a type of School which caters for young children usually between the ages of 4 and 7 years See also Primary education A primary school (from French école primaire) is an institution where children receive the first stage of Compulsory Ravenshead C of E Primary School school was formed in September 1999 from an amalgamation of Pilgrim Oak County Infants' School and Martin Roe C of E (Controlled
Amenities
Ravenshead is home to the Longdale Lane Craft Centre.
Residents
Ravenshead is an affluent area of the East Midlands with higher than average property prices and a 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 quarry was opened in 1919 to provide building sand for Nottingham and Hucknall.
Famous inhabitants
Barclay Littlewood, an educational entrepreneur and millionaire based in Ravenshead. Barclay James Littlewood (b 1978 in Huddersfield After training as a Barrister at Gray's Inn, Littlewood set up his operation in 2003 based in An entrepreneur is a person who has possession over a company enterprise, or Venture, and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and the outcome He is also number 71 on The Sunday Times Rich List.
Lawnmower Deth, a disbanded UK thrashcore band, originated from Ravenshead. Lawnmower Deth were an English Thrash metal band of the late 1980s and early 1990s who parodied the genre and recorded three-and-a-half albums Thrashcore (also known as fastcore) is a fast tempo subgenre of Hardcore punk that emerged in the early 1980s
References
External links
- Ravenshead Community Newsletter
- Ravenshead history
- ViVo Magazine - distributed exclusively to Ravenshead residents
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