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	Sherwood Forest in 1623 had a narrow escape from a fire which broke out. The only record of this occurrence is written in a letter which is preserved in the [[British Museum]].<ref>William Horner Gloves\|The history of Mansfield\|1894\| retrieved on 11 April 2025]].</ref>		Sherwood Forest in 1623 had a narrow escape from a fire which broke out. The only record of this occurrence is written in a letter which is preserved in the [[British Museum]].<ref>William Horner Gloves\|The history of Mansfield\|1894\| retrieved on 11 April 2025]].</ref>

	In the 17th and 18th century’s [[Charles II of England\|Charles II]] and then [[Anne, Queen of Great Britain\|Queen Anne]] sold large areas of Sherwood Crown Land to private owners who built the estates of [[Thoresby Hall]], [[Clumber Park\|The former Clumber House]], [[Welbeck Abbey]] and [[Worksop Manor]]. These estates became known as [[the Dukeries]]. [[Newstead Abbey]] was converted into a country House and [[Rufford Abbey]] was partially demolished and converted into a country House.<ref name="auto2"/><ref>Cite Web:https://southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk/edwinstowe/hhistory.php \|St Mary’s Church Edwinstowe \|Southwell Churches\| access date 7 May 2025</ref>		In the 17th and 18th centuries [[Charles II of England\|Charles II]] and then [[Anne, Queen of Great Britain\|Queen Anne]] sold large areas of Sherwood Crown Land to private owners who built the estates of [[Thoresby Hall]], [[Clumber Park\|The former Clumber House]], [[Welbeck Abbey]] and [[Worksop Manor]]. These estates became known as [[the Dukeries]]. [[Newstead Abbey]] was converted into a country House and [[Rufford Abbey]] was partially demolished and converted into a country House.<ref name="auto2"/><ref>Cite Web:https://southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk/edwinstowe/hhistory.php \|St Mary’s Church Edwinstowe \|Southwell Churches\| access date 7 May 2025</ref>

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