Ravenswood is a care village run by Norwood, a Jewish charity supporting adults with learning disabilities,
[https://norwood.org.uk/our-services/adult-services/] in the
English county of
Berkshire
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, part of the
civil parish
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of
Wokingham Without
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, adjoining
Crowthorne
Crowthorne is a village, and civil parish, in the Bracknell Forest district of southeastern Berkshire, England. It had a population of 7,806 at the United Kingdom Census 2021, 2021 census.
Crowthorne is the location of Wellington College, Be ...
.
The settlement was established in 1953 as a self-contained environment for
disabled children. The complex is managed by
Norwood and funded by the
local authority
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Local governments typically constitute a subdivision of a higher-level political or administrative unit, such a ...
, and is about north-west Crowthorne.
It stands on the site of
Bigshotte Lodge, the home of the Keeper of Bigshotte Rayles, an ancient division of
Windsor Forest
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.
It used to be called Hannican's Lodge, after a man called Hankin or Hanykin who was under-keeper in 1607.
[ This became Bigshotte School, which became Ravenswood children's home in 1946.][https://www.childrenshomes.org.uk/CrowthorneRavenswood/] In 1953, four families took over the Ravenswood estate, with the aim of providing residential care and education for their children with learning disabilities. Today, Ravenswood Village provides person centred care and support for almost one hundred adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities through both residential care and supported living services in a community setting.[
]
References
External links
Norwood Ravenswood website
Hamlets in Berkshire
Wokingham
Borough of Wokingham
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