Mavesyn Ridware

Coordinates: 52°45′00″N 1°52′56″W / 52.749992°N 1.882105°W / 52.749992; -1.882105

Mavesyn Ridware
St Nicholas Church
Mavesyn Ridware  Mavesyn Ridware shown within Staffordshire
OS grid reference	SK082169
Parish	Mavesyn Ridware
District	Lichfield
Shire county	Staffordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	RUGELEY
Postcode district	WS15
Dialling code	01543
Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
EU Parliament	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Lichfield
List of places: UK • England • Staffordshire

Mavesyn Ridware is a small village and civil parish^[1] in Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England. The parish also includes the villages of Hill Ridware, Rake End, Pipe Ridware and Blithbury, all of which lie between the River Trent and a small tributary, the River Blithe. Adjacent to the east is the parish of Hamstall Ridware; to the south is the much larger village of Armitage.

Mavesyn Ridware contains two notable buildings: the parish church dedicated to St Nicholas and the Gatehouse of the former ancient Manor House. "Mavesyn" is derived from the French Malvoisin which was the name of the Norman family who acquired the local estate following the Norman conquest of 1066. The Church contains many monuments to members of this family and to their successors the Cawardens and the Chadwicks. The gatehouse is timber framed with a later brick and stone skin. Dendrochronology on the timber indicates that the building was erected in 1391/2.

References

1. ^ "Names and codes for Administrative Geography". Office for National Statistics. 31 December 2008. http://www.ons.gov.uk/about-statistics/geography/products/geog-products-area/names-codes/administrative/index.html. Retrieved 15 September 2009. 

External links

Media related to Mavesyn Ridware at Wikimedia Commons

• GENUKI: Mavesyn Ridware
• Cannock Chase History: Mavesyn Ridware