Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for CATTERICK

CATTERICK, a village, a township, and a subdistrict, in Richmond district, and a parish in Richmond, Northallerton, and Bedale districts, N. R. Yorkshire. The village stands on the river Swale, near Erminestreet, 1½ mile S of Catterick-Bridge r. station, and 5½ SE of Richmond; and has a head post office,‡ and an inn. An ancient camp was here, probably around the area now occupied by the churchyard; and an hospital was founded in the time of Henry III.-The township comprises 1,561 acres. Real property, £4,206. Pop., 623. Houses, 146.-The subdistrict includes three townships in three other parishes; and contains the townships of Catterick, Calbourn, Scotton, East and West Appleton, Brough, Tunstall, Scorton, Uckerby, Ellerton-upon-Swale, and Bolton-upon-Swale, in Catterick parish. Acres, 20,179. Pop., 3,164. Houses, 681.—The parish includes also the townships of Hudswell, Hipswell, Killerby, Whitwell, and Kiplin. Acres, 22,599. Real property, £35,475. Pop., 2,914. Houses, 606. The property is much subdivided. Brough Hall is the seat of Sir W. Lawson, Bart. Ermine-street crossed the Swale at Catterick-Bridge, about a mile north of the village. The Roman station Cataractonum was on this way at Thornbrough, ¼ of a mile from Catterick-Bridge; enclosed an area of about 9 acres; and was walled along the sides, respectively 240 and 175 yards. Substructions, pavements, an altar, a bronze vessel, coins, fragments of pottery, and other Roman relics have been found at it. An ancient camp is on a hill about a mile SE of the village; and several tumuli are near. Races are run, in April, on a flat oval course of 1 mile 60 yards, in the vicinity of Catterick-Bridge. The living is a vicarage, united with the p. curacy of Tunstall, in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £678.* Patron, the Bishop of Ripon. The church is early and perpendicular English, in good condition. The p. curacies of Boltonon-Swale, Hipswell, and Hudswell are separate benefices. Tyddall's hospital has £45 a year; and other charities £89.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

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Feature Description: "a village, a township, and a subdistrict"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Yorkshire AncC
Place: Catterick

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