Ravenswood, Berkshire Explained

Official Name:Ravenswood
Coordinates:51.376°N -0.817°W
Os Grid Reference:SU823647
Label Position:left
Map Type:Berkshire
Civil Parish:Wokingham Without
Unitary England:Wokingham
Lieutenancy England:Berkshire
Region:South East England
Country:England
Post Town:Crowthorne
Postcode District:RG45
Postcode Area:RG
Dial Code:01344

Ravenswood is a care village run by Norwood, a Jewish charity supporting children and families with educational needs, in the English county of Berkshire, part of the civil parish of Wokingham Without, adjoining Crowthorne.

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, and is about 1.5miles 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.[1] It used to be called Hannican's Lodge, after a man called Hankin or Hanykin who was under-keeper in 1607.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Page . W.H. . William Henry Page . Ditchfield . P.H. . Peter Ditchfield . . A History of the County of Berkshire, Volume 3 . 1923 . 225–236.