Ragnall is a village and

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in Nottinghamshire, England. At the time of the 2001 census it had a population of 102, increasing to 146 at the 2011 census. It is located on the

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one mile west of the

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. The parish church of St Leonard was extensively rebuilt in 1864–67. Ragnall Hall at the south end of the village is a 19th-century replacement of an early 17th-century hall, the main parts of the earlier hall surviving as barns. The village is recorded in the ''

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'' of 1086 as ''Ragenehil''. The name is derived from two elements: one is the Old Scandinavian personal name ''Ragni''; the other element is the

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''hyll'', meaning "hill". Thus, ''Ragenehil'' represents "Hill of a man called Ragni

The hamlet of Fledborough is one mile south of Ragnall. The St Gregory's Church, Fledborough, church of St Gregory at Fledborough has some 14th-century stained glass in the east window of the north aisle, restored in 1852–57.Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. ''The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire''. pp 128–129. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.

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Villages in Nottinghamshire Bassetlaw District {{Nottinghamshire-geo-stub