Teversal is a small village in the
Ashfield district of
Nottinghamshire
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, England, west of
Mansfield, close to
Sutton-in-Ashfield and the boundary with
Derbyshire
Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the nor ...
. Former names include ''Tevershalt'', ''Teversholt'', ''Tyversholtee'', ''Teversale'', ''Tevershall'' and ''Teversall''.
History
Teversal (called Tevershall) is the site of fictional Wragby Hall, the home of Lady Chatterley in the novel ''
Lady Chatterley's Lover'' by
D. H. Lawrence
David Herbert Lawrence (11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930) was an English writer, novelist, poet and essayist. His works reflect on modernity, industrialization, sexuality, emotional health, vitality, spontaneity and instinct. His best-k ...
.
![Teversal Village](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Teversal_Village.jpg)
As part of the history of
Beauchief Abbey, Sheffield in 1190-1225 William Barry, Lord of Teversal was granted two tofts and crofts in Stanley, 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
Henry VIII's
Dissolution of the Monasteries.
Teversal Manor
Prior to 1562 Roger Greenhalgh owned Teversal Manor. 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 and Manor Rooms Garden](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/Teversal_Manor_and_Manor_Rooms_Garden.jpg)
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.
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 C ...
, 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 T ...
, and his wife Almina were associated with
Howard Carter and funded the excavations of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922.
![Mosaic of Lord Canarvon’s funded expedition to identify the Tutankhamun Tomb](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/Mosaic_of_Lord_Canarvon%E2%80%99s_funded_expedition_to_identify_the_Tutankhamun_Tomb.jpg)
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 Virginia Woolf in 1904.
Church
St Katherine's Church is a Grade I listed building.
Teversal Trails
The Teversal Trails 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.
References
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Villages in Nottinghamshire
Ashfield District