Mavesyn Ridware is a village and

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

River Trent The Trent is the third Longest rivers of the United Kingdom, longest river in the United Kingdom. Its Source (river or stream), source is in Staffordshire, on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor. It flows through and drains the North Midlands ...

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 Normans, Norman, French people, French, Flemish people, Flemish, and Bretons, Breton troops, all led by the Du ...

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. High Bridge crosses the

on the edge of the parish, carrying to the road to Handsacre.

Amenities

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

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, 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 Henry Fourdrinier (11 February 1766 – 3 September 1854) was a British people, British paper-making entrepreneur. He was born in 1766, the son of paper maker and stationer Henry Fourdrinier, and grandson of the engraver Paul Fourdrinier, 1698� ...

(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 1866–1876.Alumni Cantabrigiense
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GENUKI: Mavesyn Ridware
{{authority control Villages in Staffordshire Civil parishes in Staffordshire

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