Ravensthorpe

Iron Age and Roman pottery have been found around the village, indicating a possible settlement. By the time of the Domesday Survey, a settlement of either Anglo-Saxon or Scandinavian origin was recorded. The St Denys Church was built in the 13th Century on a site believed to have been in use since the time of William the Conqueror. Mother Rhodes, who lived just outside the village, was alleged to be a witch during the Northamptonshire Witch Trials. During the trial, testimonies against Joan Vaughn and Agnes Brown alleged that they were seen with other ‘witches’, Katherine Gardiner and Joan Lucus, visiting Mother Rhodes, who was found dying according to The Witches of Northamptonshire: "It…

A village of the same name is present in the 2020 video game Assassin's Creed Valhalla which features prominently as the protagonist's home, although the fictionalised Ravensthorpe is in a different location of Ledecestrescire, meaning Leicestershire. According to the game's narrative director, Darby McDevitt, the fictional version was created without knowledge of the real location and the development team only found out about the similarity a few months before the game's launch. Lord of the Manor Charlie Reeve declared a week-long commemorative event for the release of an in-game Yuletide festival, coinciding with local pub The Chequers releasing a special takeaway menu. By comparing…