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RAVENFIELD HISTORY |
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Main Street Ravenfield |
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The history of Ravenfield goes back pre Norman, The Danes gave
Ravenfield its name back in the ninth Century when they were present. From
this we can conclude that Ravenfield was in existence prior to this and
possibly was a little hamlet with no name.
William de Warenne at the time of the Domesday Survey 1086 was given
the Manor of Ravenfield, which was included in his reward
from King William. Ravenfield came under the
lordship of Conisbrough which included lands and 28 townships within
South Yorkshire. These Towns were Anston, Aston, Aughton, Barnburgh, Bilham,
Braithwell, Bramley Bramwith, Clifton, Cusworth, Dalton, Dinnington,
Edenthorpe, Fishlake, Greasbrough, Hatfield, Harthill, Hoyland, Kirk Sandall,
Long Sandall, Ravenfield, Stainforth, Thorne, Tudworth, Wales, Whiston and
Wilsic. Some of these Towns had churches which were assigned to St. Peter's
Church at Conisbrough which was called the Mother Church. To give
you an idea just how high in the Norman hierarchy William De Warren was, well
he was married to Gundred, who was the daughter of William the Conqueror and
Queen Matilda of Flanders. Little surprise then
when you see the amount of estates he was given. Not bad you may think, but wait there is more,
he owned close to two hundred other Estates in the rest of England. |
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1316 There was a Bertram Sandeby born in Ravenfield, he had a daughter born in 1342 named Eustace
Sandeby There was a place named Smalwode in the parish of Ravenfield,
West Yorkshire listed on the Land grant 1337, YASRS 102 Page 90 Deed 258
In the fourteenth century a
Johannes de Connesburgh', Armiger
[ Shield Bearer ] was the lord of the manor and the following people lived in
Ravenfield |
1400
In 1460 John Vincent
acquired estates in Doncaster, Ravenfield, Sandal, and
Rotherham, 1500
A Thomas Hartley of Doncaster purchased lands at
Ravenfield on the 28th November 1580. He had a brother named
Robert Hartley.
There was also a Ralph Hartley listed as a purchasor 1588 and 1598 [See 1600
below ]
1600
Sarah Westby daughter. of
George Westby of Ravenfield Park was
married in Rotherham in the month of June.1628
In 1671 most of the
properties in Ravenfield involving leases and lessees most of them
were held at will or came under a 21 year leases which ended at Michaelmas, of
this year
On the 29th of October 1675 under a Pre-nuptial
settlement lease and release and counterpart. Henry Gill of Carr House
to George Westby of Ravenfield, a John Morewood of Offerton, a William Drake,
the younger, of Barnoldswick Cotes and Thomas Stillington of Kellfield.
Messuage at Carleton in the parish of Aubrough in Holderness, Great and Little
Underains, Blackbuske Lamouth and Towny Lamouth for uses stated regarding
consideration of the marriage between Henry Gill and Ursula, daughter of
William Drake including a £500 dowry.
1700
27th July 1710 a Conveyance lease and release by Thomas Westby of Ravenfield,
esquire, to Elizabeth Spencer of Bramley Grange, the widow of Thomas Spencer of
Attercliffe, a deceased gentleman, A close in Bramley called Bramley Close
which was prior to purchased from the Duke of Norfolk.
Lease for possession at Whiston was
recorded for Whiston on the 6th of May 1715 to Thomas Wentworth of
Wentworth Woodhouse, esq., Thomas Westby of Ravenfield, esq., Westby Gill of
Carr House, clerk, William Aslabie of Carr House, gent., Samuel Buck of Carr
House, gent., Charles More of Carr House, gent., John Mandevile of Rotherham,
woollen draper and Richard Huchinson of Rotherham, woollen draper.
[ You can't buy class!]
If the Female social set of Sheffield at the time had money
they apparently lacked eloquence, this was inadvertently overcome when
Elizabeth Parkin gave her patronage to two sisters, daughters of a
Mr Laughton an aristocrat of Lincolnshire, who lacked money. The Laughton sisters
introduced the rich Ladies of Sheffield to the art of refinement that had been
lacking, its a pity they did not educate them in the care of the needy.
George Obourne was to marry Mary Laughton one of the sisters
above and they inherited Ravenfield when Elizabeth Parkin died in 1776.
On the 21st of January 1775 an Assignment by Walter Oborne of
Ravenfield, esq. by the direction of Joseph Wilson of High field in Ecclesall
Bierlow, a merchant, and his wife Anne, , to Samuel Broomhead of Sheffield, a
cutler and trustee for Joseph Broomhead and Benjamin Broomhead, both of
Sheffield, factors, concerning a mortgage in respect of 4 tenements and a
close at Highfields and also 4 tenements and 2 closes at Dobbin Hill
On the 13th of February
1779 Joseph Brotherton of Ravenfield, listed as a serving man was assigned a
mortgage at the Rotherham Market Place
Sources
Rotherham Archives
Census Records
Sheila Khan
Dr. Pete Jones
The
three Village sites are listed as a local source of History on
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Ravenfield Park which was the Deer Park
was established by the Westby family who were Lords of the Manor at the time
along with Ravenfield Hall
Robert Hartley of Ravenfield yeoman listed as purchasor
of other lands which in 1629 regrants to Ralph Hartley Ravenfield husbandman
1647, which Ralph in 1649 exchanged same with Thomas Westby Esq
Daniel Hartley purchased 1698 Will 30 Jan 1729.
Robert Hartley of Ravenfield yeoman death found at Tickhill 3rd October 1651 Seized of a
messuage & 30 acres of land at Ravenfield which fell to Ralph Hartley son &
heir aged 30 anno 1651
Barbara Westby of Ravenfield married
William Thornton year
unknown
On the 3rd of August 1679 Ravenfield
Church and lands changed possession by a deed from Samuel Savile of Mexbrough,
gentleman, to George Westby of Ravenfield, gentleman. The church or chapel of
Ravenfield with the mansion house of the chapel and gardens, etc. and all the
glebe land, and tithes of corn, hay, wool and lambs, oblations and mortuaries,
held by Savile by a lease from Edmund Diggle, Archdeacon of York dated 17 Apr,
1679; during the lives of Samuel Savile and his sons William and Samuel.
Westby undertakes to find and hire one sufficient curate or minister to say
divine service and celebrate the sacraments in the said church.
Daniel Hartley of Pilsley in North Wingfield Co Derby Will 30
Jun 1729 devised lands at Ravenfield Mary his ux executrix [
Executor] 1729
Mary I? pres? aine? mard William Hawford as his daughter possessed a share of
the Ravenfield Estate Wardel George Westby
Esq of Ravenfield resided at the St. John
Parish Westminster becoming a commissioner of
the customs, he died around 1758.
The Westby fortune like the Reresby's of Thrybergh must have
somewhat diminished at this time and Ravenfield was sold to a Mrs. Madam
Elizabeth Parkin. Now Mrs Bouquet of "Keeping up appearances" would have
idolized Mrs Parkin, Elizabeth was the Sheffield society social set big
wig of the time who was very rich, with money inherited from commerce. In 1735
Madam Parkin was elevated to the social " Queen" of the Assembly" The Assembly
being the gathering for dancing and conversation in Sheffield. The assemblies were first
held in the Boy's Charity School in rooms that were designed to sleep
the children in, the headmaster of the time pocketing money allocated to feed
the boys and then deprived them of sleeping quarters which he hired to the
social set. In 1762 new Assembly rooms were built on Norfolk Street and one
would hope that the boys in the poor house eventually had their dormitories.
Here is
where the story gets a little interesting, Elizabeth had a relative named
George Oborne. George was taken under the wing of Elizabeth
when she adopted him, obtaining a place for him at Sheffield Grammar School. George
became quite educated and eventually became the Manager of Elizabeth Parkins
estates.
In 1756 Elizabeth Parkin hired John Carr to rebuild St. James
Church, a monument of Elizabeth was placed inside the Church
In 1782 a Thomas Dodd a gentleman of Crich for £300 conveyed a 4th part
of 52 acres of land and a Messuage in possession was Thomas Lambert
at
Ravenfield alias Raufield County of York to Mr Samuel Allen of Belper
Gentleman and his Trustee
There was a Ravenfield survey of 1795 which has no mention of a school,
institute or even the vicar and churchwardens, although the church gets a
brief mention for having a full acre of land.
It seems from the archive that local
landowners got together and improved the
road from Bramley to Hooton in 1795. Interestingly, at that time everyone in
the village was by statute, required to provide labour for the upkeep of the
roads and the Bosvile archive details who did what, and the fact they had a
wheelbarrow, two shovels and a pick to do it with! Most people did 2 days a
year, but some local landowners used their labourers to fulfil their
obligations and did much more. The archive also details the giving out of a
blanket to a widow with 10 children in the village, which required a full
report of her existing blankets and circumstances.
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