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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.
Alannah White and Mac walk around the grounds of Rufford Abbey Country Park in Nottinghamshire, while Andrew White visits the town of Rawcliffe for a walk alongside the River Aire. International broadcast
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
It is characterised by a number of lakes, including that which forms part of the country park at Rufford Abbey. L Lake at Rainworth forms part of the Rainworth Lakes Site of Special Scientific Interest. There are two designated Local Nature Reserves along its length, one of which is also known by the name Rainworth Water.
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.
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