Teversal is a village in the Ashfield district of

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, England. It lies north of

Sutton-in-Ashfield Sutton-in-Ashfield is a market town in Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of 36,404 in 2021. It is the largest town in the district of Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, Ashfield, four miles west of Mansfield, from the Derbyshire border and ...

and west of

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. It is close to the boundary with

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. Former names include ''Tevershalt'', ''Teversholt'', ''Tyversholtee'', ''Teversale'', ''Tevershall'' and ''Teversall''. Teversal Manor is said to have inspired

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to write his book

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Etymology

Different conjectures have been devised to the name of Teversal, including that there are two elements to it. The first element referring to tiefrere meaning ‘painter’ used in the sense of ‘sorcerer’. The second element refers to holt, 'wood' and (ge)heald, 'hold, shelter’.

History

Arthur Mee (1938) described Teversal as ‘crowning a green hilltop, looking out to Hardwick Hall in splendid trees two miles away, it is a charming oasis where we forget the collieries and find treasure wrought by men who knew not coal’. Teversal (called Tevershall) is the site of fictional Wragby Hall, the home of Lady Chatterley in the novel ''

'' by

. Teversal is mentioned in the

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in 1086 within the hundred of Broxtowe. It was the land of Ralph son of Hubert. 225px, Buttery Lane As part of the history of Beauchief Abbey,

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in 1190-1225 William Barry, Lord of Teversal was granted two tofts and crofts in

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a hamlet within the Teversal area. The grant meant that there was sufficient area for a farm. The land now is now Stanley Grange Farm. In 1525 Thomas North owned the Grange, where he kept his sheep. In 1537 William Bolles owned the Grange, he was a receiver of the governments dissolved monasteries at the time. Bolles later owned Felley Priory after the priory was dissolved in 1536, as part of King

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's Dissolution of the Monasteries. Teversal is a former

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and had a population of 946 in 1931. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and the area became part of the parish and

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of Sutton in Ashfield.

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was in turn abolished in 1974 to become part of the new district of Ashfield. No

successor parish Successor parishes are Civil parishes in England, civil parishes with a parish councils in England, parish council, created in England in 1974. They replaced, with the same boundaries, a selected group of Urban district (England and Wales), urban d ...

was created for the former urban district and so Teversal is directly administered by Ashfield District Council. Teversal Farmhouse - geograph

Teversal Manor

Prior to 1562 Roger Greenhalgh owned

Teversal Manor Teversal Manor is a small 17th-century country house in Teversal, Nottinghamshire, some 5 km (3 miles) west of Mansfield. The manor is known for its links with D. H. Lawrence’s book ''Lady Chatterley's Lover''. The building is constructe ...

. The Manor was then transferred to Francis Molyneux the son in law of Roger in 1582. Francis Molyneux, the High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire between 1582 and 1583 owned Teversal Manor with Francis's grandson John Molyneux being the High Sheriff in 1609. John became the first Baronet of Teversal. The Molyneux baronets and families remained in the village for about 150 years. The Molyneux family were an ancient Norman family. Teversal Manor was passed to Sir Francis Molyneux, 7th Baronet in (1738-1812). Sir Francis became the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod. On his death passed the estate of Teversal Manor to Lord Henry Howard-Molyneux-Howard. 1Lord Henry's eldest daughter was Henrietta Anna Howard-Molyneux-Howard who married

Henry Herbert, 3rd Earl of Carnarvon Henry John George Herbert, 3rd Earl of Carnarvon, FRS (8 June 1800 – 10 December 1849), styled Lord Porchester from 1811 to 1833, was a British writer, traveller, nobleman, and politician. Background and education Herbert was born in London ...

in 1830. The Carnarvon family seat and residence today remains as

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. Teversal Manor was passed to Henrietta. The Carnarvons retained the manor which was then passed to the son of the 3rd Earl to

Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon, (24 June 1831 – 29 June 1890), known as Lord Porchester from 1833 to 1849, was a British politician and a leading member of the Conservative Party. He was twice Secretary of State for the ...

, who was a British cabinet minister and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland who married Elizabeth Catherine Howard otherwise known as Elsie. Elsie used the Manor at Teversal for refugees. His son

George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, (26 June 1866 – 5 April 1923), styled Lord Porchester until 1890, was an English peer and aristocrat best known as the financial backer of the search for and excavation of ...

, and his wife Almina were associated with

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and funded the excavations of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922. Aubrey Herbert, the half Brother of the 5th Earl of Carnarvon, celebrated his coming of age birthday at Teversal Manor. Teversal Manor was visited by the author

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in 1904. Teversal Manor is believed to be the basis of the fictional Wragby Hall in

's 1928 novel '' Lady Chatterley’s Lover''.

Church

St Katherine's Church is a Grade I listed building.

Teversal Trails

left, Teversal Trails near Fackley Road The

Teversal, Skegby and Silverhill Trails The Teversal, Skegby and Silverhill Trails are a network of multi-user trails in the Ashfield District, Nottinghamshire. The trails are situated between the villages of Teversal, Skegby, Stanton Hill, Pleasley and the town of Sutton-in-Ashfield. ...

are a series of paths on the route of old railway lines. The Visitor Centre is located nearby with a car park that serves the football, cricket and bowls clubs. The trails link into the Skegby/Pleasley Trails, with others leading into Silverhill.

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