Norwell Woodhouse
| Norwell Woodhouse | |
| Nottinghamshire | |
|---|---|
 House in Norwell Woodhouse | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK741627 |
| Location: | 53°9’22"N, 0°53’28"W |
| Data | |
| Postcode: | NG23 |
| Local Government | |
Norwell Woodhouse is a small village around eight miles from Newark-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire, and close to the villages of Caunton, Kneesall, Cromwell and Laxton.
History
The early history of Norwell Woodhouse is undocumented. It is generally accepted that by 1069, Norwell and its three prebends (Norwell Woodhouse, Middlethorpe and Willoughby) were in existence. Norwell, known as "Northwell" at the time, is thought to have been named such to distinguish it from Southwell.[1]
Norwell Woodhouse belonged to the Chapel of Southwell Minster for over 1,000 years until it was abolished in 1841.@[2]
The village was known as Northwell Woodhouse when William de Melton, the prebendary of Southwell, was granted free warren there in 1309.[3] Later, in 1323, a Charter Roll records Robert De Wodehouse (also known as Robert Wodehouse) claiming free warren in the village. Wodehouse was born in Norwell Woodhouse and later went on to become Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1330.
In 1370, the Parish of Norwell owned several moated manor houses in Norwell Woodhouse. One moated site still remains, and is protected as a scheduled monument.[4]
During its peak, Norwell Woodhouse was home to two beerhouses, a hawker, tailor, cottager, carpenter, blacksmith and butcher. A number of the original buildings are still standing today; the old blacksmith's building is next to the telephone box in the centre of the village.[5]
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References
- ↑ "Lost wells gave Notts villages its name". http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/articles/doubleday/norwell1.htm.
- ↑ "Peculiar people in Southwell". https://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/8246629/Peculiar-people-in-Southwell.html.
- ↑ "The Collegiate Church of Southwell". http://www.british-history.ac.uk/thoroton-notts/vol3/pp160-164#anchorn5.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1009152: Norwell Woodhouse moat and fishpond (Scheduled ancient monument entry)
- ↑ The History of Norwell Woodhouse: Norwell Woodhouse
