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Ravensden Index of Pages

The following pages are designed to give a brief history of some aspects of the community. They are certainly not intended to be exhaustive and more work could be done, for example, on the interesting buildings with reference to census returns, electoral registers and name searches for owners and/or occupiers amongst our other archives, or on churches with reference to the parish records. We hope that reading these pages will encourage you to do more research of your own. If you find additional information on any of the pages below or, indeed, information on aspects of the community not covered here, we would love to hear from you and could publish your research here, giving credit, of course, where it is due!

Introduction

The Parish of Ravensden

Timeline of Events in Ravensden

Mills of Ravensden

Ravensden War Memorial

Ravensden Village Hall

Ravensden Feast

The Agnes Martin Charity (later Ravensden Town and Poor Estate Charity)

Manors

Morinsbury Manor

Ravensden Manor

Ronhale Manor

Tilwick Manor

Trailly's Manor

Medieval Ravensden

Knights of St. John of Jerusalem

Ravensden People

Reverend Timothy Matthews

Morin Family

Sunderland Family

Wagstaff Family

Wythes Family

Other family names important to the village of Ravensden are Stanton, Harper, Horrell, (James Horrell was Parish Clerk for 57 years) Bishop, (William Bishop was Headmaster of the School for 28 years and Churchwarden for 22 years), Fensome, Carter, Peacock  and Wiles.

Church

All Saints Church

All Saints Church Architecture

Vicars of Ravensden

Ravensden Vicarages

Nonconformity

Registration and Early References in Ravensden

Zion Baptist Chapel

Education

Education in Ravensden up to 1867

Ravensden School 1867-1904

Ravensden School in 1904

Ravensden School 1904-1969

Ravensden School 1969 onwards

The School Master's House

Sources for Education in Ravensden

Interesting Buildings

April, Hillcrest and Twisden Cottages

Church Farm (also known as Church End Farm)

Harper Cottages

Lower Grange (or The 'New' Grange)

Oak Cottage

The Old Grange

Ravensden House

The Water Tower

Licensed Premises

Blacksmith's Arms

The Case is Altered

Horse & Jockey (formerly Horse & Groom)

White Lion (now the Old White Lion)