Rufford Abbey

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Rufford Country Park is just south of Ollerton on the A614 North east of Nottingham.

Rufford Abbey was founded by the Earl of Lincoln in 1146. It was suppressed in 1536 and the site acquired by the Earl of Shrewsbury who converted the west range of the cloister buildings into a private house. Rufford passed to the Savile family in the 17th century. The house fell into disrepair in the 1940`s and much was demolished in 1956. Wragby Hall in D.H.Lawrence`s “Lady Chatterley's Lover” is based on Rufford.

There are excellent craft shops here which are well worth exploring and a restaurant.

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