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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 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.
Rainworth Water is a watercourse that is a tributary of the River Maun near Rainworth, Nottinghamshire, England.It is characterised by a number of lakes, including that which forms part of the country park at Rufford Abbey.
The centre contains art studios and a cafe and hosts special events, including craft demonstrations and exhibitions. Thoresby Hall. 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
Country parks in Nottinghamshire,natural areas designated for people to visit and enjoy recreation in a countryside environment. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
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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.
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 .