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RUFFORD, an extra-parochial liberty in Southwell district, Notts; 2 miles S S W of Ollerton. Acres, 10, 320. Real property, £5, 260. Pop., 420. Houses, 74. The manor, with Rufford Abbey, belongs to H. Savile, Esq. A Cistertian monastery, a cell to Rievaulx abbey, stoodon the site of R. Abbey; was founded, in 1148, by Gilbert de Ghent; and was given to the Talbots. A Romansettlement also was in Rufford. Much of the land isunder wood.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "an extra-parochial liberty" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Southwell Poor Law Union/Registration District Nottinghamshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Rufford |
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