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Originally a Cistercian abbey, it was converted to a country house in the 16th century after King Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries. Part of the house was demolished in the 20th century, but the remains, standing in 150 acres of park and woodland, are open to the public as Rufford Country Park. Part of the park is a local nature reserve.
The river then reaches the southern boundary of the country park at Rufford Abbey, where Gallow Hall Dyke joins it from the east. [6] Parts of Gallow Hall Dyke and some ponds on the eastern edge of Rufford Lake form the Rufford Country Park Local Nature Reserve.
The area is centred around Rufford Abbey, a large country estate, [3] and adjacent Rufford Country Park, a leisure amenity run by Nottinghamshire County Council. [4] The population count was 536 residents at the 2021 census. [5] A small portion of Bilsthorpe village falls across the eastern boundary.
Other local sites are Thoresby Hall Park [25] and Rufford Abbey country park. Rufford Abbey is owned by English Heritage with the park managed by Parkwood Outdoors. [26] Clumber Park is a former estate of Clumber House. The park is owned by the National Trust. Rufford Abbey
The service wing was adapted into a smaller mansion-esque country house later in the 19th century, which survives. Clumber House was demolished by the Dukes of Newcastle in the 1930s because they could no longer afford it but the Victorian chapel survived and the 3,800 acres (15 km 2 ) park now belongs to the National Trust .
Rufford Abbey: 13th century: A Cistercian abbey, converted into a country house in 1560–61, and later altered, including a remodelling in 1838–40 by Anthony Salvin. It consists of a north wing and a house to the south.
Rufford may refer to: Rufford, Lancashire, England ... Rufford, Nottinghamshire, England site of Rufford Abbey This page was last edited on 14 ...
At Rufford there is a Center Parcs resort and Rufford Country Park. This is near to Edwinstowe, famed for its connections with Robin Hood. The road meets several other roads on a small roundabout [4] [5] [6] at Ollerton with fuel stations and fast food outlets. The road passes Clumber Park and goes past the entrance to the former Army Proteus ...