Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire

Description
Mansfield Woodhouse, a village and a parish in Notts. The village stands three-quarters of a mile W of the river Maun, and 1 1/2 N of Mansfield, was burnt in 1304, is a large place with some old houses, and has a station on the M.E., and a post, money order, and telegraph office under Mansfield. The parish includes part of Sherwood Forest and the private chapelry of Stufiynwood, and comprises 4834 acres; population, 2819. The manor and much of the land belong to the Duke of Portland. Debdale Hall is a chief residence. There are some limestone quarries. A small double-ditched Roman camp is at Winny Hill, and there was formerly the remains of a Roman villa in the North Fields, but these have disappeared. Many Roman coins, pavements, urns, and other Roman relics have been found. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Southwell; net value, £300 with residence. The church is Early English, is in good condition, and has a beautiful octagonal spire 104 feet high. There are Baptist, Congregational, Wesleyan, and Primitive Methodist chapels, a meeting-house for Plymouth Brethren, an endowed school, and a village hospital.