In 1851, a gang of forty or so poachers assembled in Rufford Park as a mass action against what was perceived to be the unfair monopolising of game-hunting rights by wealthy landowners. The poachers were attacked by ten gamekeepers and, in the ensuing battle, one of the gamekeepers was badly injured and later died of a fractured skull.
In 1851, forty or so poachers assembled at Rufford Park to protest against wealthy landowners' control over hunting rights. A confrontation with ten gamekeepers ensued, resulting in one gamekeeper being seriously injured and dying from a broken skull.