Mavesyn Ridware

Mavesyn Ridware
Exterior view of the church
St Nicholas Church
Mavesyn Ridware
Mavesyn Ridware shown within Staffordshire
Population 1,128 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference SK082169
Civil parish
  • Mavesyn Ridware
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town RUGELEY
Postcode district WS15
Dialling code 01543
Police Staffordshire
Fire Staffordshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK Parliament

Mavesyn Ridware is a small village and civil parish[2] in Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England. The parish also includes the villages of Hill Ridware, Rake End, Pipe Ridware and Blithbury, all of which lie between the River Trent and a small tributary, the River Blithe. Adjacent to the east is the parish of Hamstall Ridware; to the south is the much larger village of Armitage.

Drawing, believed to be of Mavesyn Ridware mill, 1873 or 1874, by Henry Harris Lines

Heritage

Mavesyn Ridware contains two notable buildings: the parish church dedicated to St Nicholas and the Gatehouse of the former ancient Manor House.

The name "Mavesyn" derives from the French Malvoisin, which was the name of the Norman family which acquired the local estate after the Norman conquest of 1066. The church contains many monuments to members of that family, and to their successors as lords of the manor, the Cawardens and the Chadwicks.

The Gatehouse is timber framed with a later skin of brick and stone. Dendrochronology on the timbers indicates that the building was erected in 1391–92.

Amenities

The village is not served by public transport, other than a minibus service to Handsacre or Rugeley, which must be booked in advance by phone or on the web.[3] The nearest railway station is at Rugeley (5 miles, 8 km).

Ridware has a bowls club and a youth club. There is a village hall for hire.[4]

Notable residents

  • Henry Fourdrinier (1766–1854), paper manufacturer and inventor, spent his last years at the Old Rectory.
  • Ashby Haslewood (1810–1876), first-class cricketer and educationalist, was rector of Mavesyn Ridware in 1866–77.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Names and codes for Administrative Geography". Office for National Statistics. 31 December 2008. Archived from the original on 3 April 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
  3. ↑ Parish Council site Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  4. ↑ Parish Council site Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  5. ↑ Alumni Cantabrigienses Retrieved 5 May 2017.

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