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12-535: The village was first mentioned in 947 Holsto. The etymology is unknown. Olst is an esdorp which developed along the IJssel river. In 1308, the dike along the river was built, and Olst became a stopover for the ships from Zwolle to Deventer . The lower part of the tower of the Dutch Reformed church dates from around 1200. The tower was enlarged in 1336. The church was extensively modified between 1493 and 1494. In

24-461: A railway station was opened on the Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway . The railway line stimulated the industrialisation of Olst. The grist mill Bökkers Mölle was built in 1895, however the lower part dates from 1729. The wind mill was in use until 1961, when an electro motor was installed. In 1990, it was sold to Solvay S.A. who operated a factory next to the wind mill. In 1993, it was sold on to

36-419: A foundation who restored the wind mill in 1996, and it was recommissioned to grind professionally. Until 2002, Olst was the seat of the municipality of the same name. The municipality was merged with that of Wijhe in 2001, keeping the name of the largest constituent part (Olst), until it was renamed Olst-Wijhe a year later. Esdorp An Angerdorf (plural: Angerdörfer ) is a type of village that

48-510: Is characterised by the houses and farmsteads being laid out around a central grassed area, the anger (from the Old High German angar =pasture or grassy place), a village green which was common land , owned jointly by the village community. The anger is usually in the shape of a lens or an eye, but may also take other forms: a rectangle, triangle, circle or semi-circle (illustrated). The buildings are oriented with their eaves facing

60-437: The 15th century, the havezate (manor house) Averbergen was constructed on two yards from the former monastery Essen. The area is similar to the 947 reference, therefore, there might have been earlier predecessors. The manor house was owned by a branch of the van Voorst tot Voorst family. In 1814 it was sold, and later demolished. In 1966, a retirement home was built in its place. Olst was home to 823 people in 1840. In 1866,

72-587: The King reclaimed Sir Hugh's section of the land, and this area from here on became known as Kings Meaburn. The land that belonged to Maud remains known as called Maulds Meaburn. The village changed hands over the years and after it was owned by the Veteriponts it passed to the families of Frauncey and then Vernon. Flass House, on the south side of the village, is a picturesque mansion, built 1851-3 in Italianate style. It

84-411: The nearby village King's Meaburn . Lankaber is a group of farms which is part of Maulds Meaburn. It is not a hamlet in its own right. The name Maulds Meaburn goes back to the 12th century. The King at the time, Henry II , gave part of the lands of Meaburn to Sir Hugh de Morville , and the other part to his sister, Maud de Veteripont. Sir Hugh eventually fell out of favour with the King, after which

96-891: The period of German Ostkolonisation in the Middle Ages and in many western Hungarian villages (for example in Burgenland's Loretto , formerly in Hungary, with the largest anger in Europe) the original layout has survived. In Austria this type of village occurs predominantly in the Waldviertel and Weinviertel provinces of Lower Austria , in the Vienna Basin , in Burgenland and in east and south Styria . There are also Angerdörfer in Lorraine in

108-503: The road. Livestock stalls and barns are at the rear of the plot (in Austria called the Hintaus ) and may be linked by a farm track that runs around the village forming an outer ring. There is often a village pond on the anger and sometimes a stream flows through it which may not be easy to recognise today where the groundwater level has changed. The waterbody may well be the reason the anger

120-623: The vicinity of the Franco-German language boundary (e. g. Sommerviller ) and in North England (e. g. Maulds Meaburn ). Maulds Meaburn Maulds Meaburn ( English: / ˈ m ɔːr l d z ˈ m iː b ɜːr n / ) is a village in Cumbria , England. It is located in the Lyvennet Valley and Yorkshire Dales National Park and is 13 miles from Penrith . Its origins are connected with

132-528: Was chosen. Originally there were no buildings on the anger , but in the course of time other community facilities were often built on it, such as the village church, village school or a smithy . Angerdörfer occur in Central Europe, especially on ground moraine plates and in loess -covered terrain. In Germany they are common in East Germany and east Central Germany. They were often established during

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144-536: Was the home of Lancelot Dent who was involved in the opium trade. In 2015, the current owner of Flass House was convicted, along with several other men, of drug offences, where Flass House was used as a 'cannabis farm'. The village is situated on either side of the Lyvennet Beck. Maulds Meaburn is part of the Crosby Ravensworth Parish . To view the current weather conditions from the village follow

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