Mavesyn Ridware is a village and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of Parish (administrative division), administrative parish used for Local government in England, local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below district ...

Lichfield District Lichfield () is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. It is administered by Lichfield District Council, based in Lichfield. The dignity and privileges of the City of Lichfield are vested in the parish council of the 14 km ...

, Staffordshire, England. The parish had a population of 1,048 in 2001, increasing to 1,128 at the 2011 Census. It includes the villages of

Hill Ridware Hill Ridware is a small village in the civil parish of Mavesyn Ridware in the Lichfield District of Staffordshire, England. It is the largest settlement in the parish with a population of 857 at the 2011 Census. Situated across the River Trent from ...

, Rake End, Pipe Ridware and Blithbury, all of which lie between the

River Trent The Trent is the third-longest river in the United Kingdom. Its source is in Staffordshire, on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor. It flows through and drains the North Midlands. The river is known for dramatic flooding after storms and ...

and a small tributary, the River Blithe. To the east is the parish of Hamstall Ridware and to the south the larger village of Armitage. Lines family sketchbook - Disc1 046 - Water-Mill near Ridware

Lines family sketchbook - Disc1 046 - Water-Mill near Ridware

Heritage

Mavesyn Ridware contains two notable buildings: the parish church dedicated to St Nicholas and the Gatehouse of the erstwhile Manor House. The name "Mavesyn" derives from the French ''Malvoisin'', which was the name of the Norman family that acquired the estate after the

Norman Conquest The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, Breton, Flemish, and French troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conq ...

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. Growth rings on the timbers indicate that the building was erected in 1391–1392.

Amenities

The village is not served by public transport, other than a minibus service to

Handsacre Handsacre is a village in the English county of Staffordshire, England.OS Explorer Map 244: Cannock Chase & Chasewater: (1:25 000) :

Rugeley Rugeley ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Cannock Chase District in Staffordshire, England. It lies on the north-eastern edge of Cannock Chase next to the River Trent; it is situated north of Lichfield, south-east of Stafford, n ...

, which must be booked in advance by phone or on the web. 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.

Notable residents

* Henry Fourdrinier (1766–1854), paper manufacturer and inventor, spent his last years at the Old Rectory. *

Ashby Haslewood Ashby Blair Haslewood (16 July 1811 – 17 July 1876) was an English clergyman and educationalist who as a young man played first-class cricket for Cambridge University. Early life Haslewood was born in 1811 in Wimbledon, then part of Surrey ...

(1810–1876), first-class cricketer and educationalist, was rector of Mavesyn Ridware in 1866–77.Alumni Cantabrigiense
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GENUKI: Mavesyn Ridware
{{authority control Villages in Staffordshire Civil parishes in Staffordshire

Heritage

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Notable residents

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