Rufford Abbey

Rufford Abbey is a country estate in Rufford, Nottinghamshire, England, two miles south of Ollerton. Originally a Cistercian abbey, it was converted to a country house in the 16th century after Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries.

Photo: Enchufla Con Clave, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Enchufla Con Clave, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Tourist attraction
Description: abbey in Rufford, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Also known as: “abadia de Rufford” and “Rufford Abbey Cistercian monastery: monastic precinct, water-management works, pre-monastic open-field system and post-medieval”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Major Oak and Center Parcs Sherwood Forest.

Major Oak

Photo: Galli, Public domain.

The Major Oak is a large dead English oak near… Major Oak is situated 2½ miles northwest of Rufford Abbey.

Center Parcs Sherwood Forest

Resort

Center Parcs Sherwood Forest

Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Center Parcs UK and Ireland is a short-break holiday… Center Parcs Sherwood Forest is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Rufford Abbey.

Edwinstowe Library

Library

Edwinstowe Library

Photo: Jonathan Thacker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Edwinstowe Library is situated 1½ miles northwest of Rufford Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ollerton and Wellow.

Ollerton

Town

Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ollerton is a village and former civil parish, now… Ollerton is situated 1½ miles north of Rufford Abbey.

Wellow

Village

Photo: Steve F, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wellow is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. Wellow is situated 1½ miles northeast of Rufford Abbey.

Edwinstowe

Photo: Andy Stephenson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire is the last surviving tract of primeval forest in England.

Rufford Abbey

Categories: abbey, English country house, and tourism
Location: Rufford, Newark and Sherwood District, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.17642° or 53° 10′ 35″ north

Longitude

-1.03567° or 1° 2′ 8″ west

Elevation

190 feet (58 metres)

Operator

English Heritage

Open location code

9C5W5XG7+HP

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Rufford Abbey” goes by many names.

Asturian: “Abadía de Rufford”
Basque: “Rufford Abadia”
Chinese: “羅福修道院”
Dutch: “Rufford Abbey”
French: “abbaye de Rufford”
French: “Abbaye de Rufford”
German: “Rufford Abbey”
Spanish: “abadía de Rufford”
Spanish: “Abadía de Rufford”
Turkish: “Rufford Abbey”
Welsh: “Abaty Rufford”
Welsh: “Parc Gwledig Abaty Rufford”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Cedar and Ash.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: The Savile Restaurant and The Coach House.

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Worth a closer look: Nottingham and Mansfield.

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