Rufford
Rufford is a locality in Ollerton and Boughton, Newark and Sherwood District, England. Rufford is situated nearby to the town Ollerton, as well as near the village Wellow.Places of Interest
Highlights include Rufford Abbey and Major Oak.
Rufford Abbey
Photo: Enchufla Con Clave, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Major Oak
Photo: Galli, Public domain.
The Major Oak is a large English oak near Edwinstowe in the midst of Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England. According to local folklore, it was Robin Hood's shelter where he and his Merry Men slept. Major Oak is situated 2½ miles northwest of Rufford.
St Swithin’s Church, Wellow
Church
Photo: Geoff Dunn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Swithin's Church, Wellow is a Grade II* listed Church of England parish in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham in Wellow, Nottinghamshire.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rufford and Ollerton.
Rufford
Hamlet
Rufford, in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, is the site of two villages whose inhabitants were evicted in the 12th century. Cistercian monasteries were established and the monks wished to ensure their isolation.
Ollerton
Town
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ollerton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ollerton and Boughton, in the Newark and Sherwood district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England, on the edge of Sherwood Forest in the area known as the Dukeries.
Wellow
Village
Photo: Steve F, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wellow is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 444, increasing to 470 at the 2011 census, but falling slightly to 463 at the 2021 census.
Rufford
- Type: Locality
- Location: Ollerton and Boughton, Newark and Sherwood District, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.1838° or 53° 11′ 2″ northLongitude
-1.02751° or 1° 1′ 39″ westElevation
194 feet (59 metres)Open location code
9C5W5XMC+GXGeoNames ID
13281140
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