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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. [1] [2] The house itself is constructed of rubble, brick, dressed stone and ashlar with ashlar dressings and plain tile roofs. [3]
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.
At the rear is a segmental-headed wheel opening with a quoined surround. The east wing has two storeys and six bays, and contains sash windows with architraves and keystones. [4] [14] II: Minor Icehouse, Rufford Abbey: Early 19th century
Rufford Old Hall is a National Trust property in Rufford, Lancashire, England. Built in about 1530 for Sir Robert Hesketh, only the Great Hall survives from the original structure. [ 1 ] A brick-built wing in the Jacobean style was added in 1661, at right angles to the Great Hall, and a third wing was added in the 1820s.
The Heskeths created Rufford Park around the hall, with a deer park, a ha-ha, and leisure gardens surrounded by a stone wall. Rufford Park extended from the boundary with Holmeswood to the boundary with Croston and Mawdesley. The area was divided by the Liverpool-Preston Turnpike Road (the A59 Liverpool Road). The development of the park ...
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Mere Sands Wood is a 105 acres (42 ha) nature reserve between the villages of Holmeswood and Rufford in west Lancashire, England, managed by The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester & North Merseyside. It lies about five miles from Ormskirk. The name derives from when the area was on the shore of Martin Mere.