Ravensdale Park is a civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire roughly 3 miles (5 km) WSW of Belper, Derbyshire, England, midway between Turnditch and Brailsford. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are included in the South Derbyshire civil parish of Dalbury Lees.

Ravensdale Park
The site of the deer course in Ravensdale Park, where dogs were raced in pursuit of live deer. Historic England calls this "by far the best and at present the earliest known example of a nationally rare deer park feature".[1]
Ravensdale Park Location within Derbyshire
OS grid reference	SK275438
District	Derbyshire Dales
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ASHBOURNE
Postcode district	DE6
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
List of places UK England Derbyshire 52.991°N 1.591°W / 52.991; -1.591

It originated as one of the seven royal parks within Duffield Frith. In time it was the location of the chief hunting lodge for the Frith, and there are frequent entries in the records of the Duchy of Lancaster referring to it. John of Gaunt visited frequently.[2] Parts of the former deer park are designated as a scheduled monument.[1]

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