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The villages of Mattersey Thorpe and Mattersey are small villages situated on the west bank of the River Idle, approximately 6 miles from Retford. They are served by one Parish Council. The Church is dedicated to All Saints and is a gothic building in excellent preservation. It has two unusual stone carvings which were discovered under the old pavement of the chancel, one of which is believed to represent the benevolent action of St Martin dividing his cloak. It is thought that during the dissolution of the Monasteries the carvings were possibly taken from the nearby Mattersey Priory and hidden. The Church, along with other properties were appropriated by Isabel De Chauncy to the Gilbertine Monks at Mattersey Abbey, to make amends for losses which the monks had sustained by fire. The Priory was founded before 1192 by Roger Fitz Ranulph De Maresay. The remains of the Priory stand a mile east of the village and adjacent to its site is now occupied by a farmhouse. The current villages consist of a wide variety of properties ranging from Housing Association flats and houses to large privately owned detached homes and farms. There is a Post Office in Mattersey and a cemetery on the outskirts of the village. Photos from Mattersey and Mattersey Thorpe |