In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rokeby like this:
ROKEBY, a parish in the district of Teesdale and N. R. Yorkshire; on the Roman road to Brough, and on the rivers Greta and Tees, at the boundary with Durhamshire, 2½ miles S E of Barnard-Castle r. station. Post-town, Barnard-Castle. Acres, 1, 114. Real property, £2,075. Pop., 151. ...
Houses, 33. The property belonged, from the time of William the Conqueror till that of Charles I., to the family of Rokeby; gave them the title of Baron; was sold by them, in consequence of disasters entailed in the cause of Charles I.; passed to the Robinsons and the Morritts; belongs now to W. J. S. Morritt, Esq.; and gives the title of Baron to the family of Montague. The ancient manor-house was burned by the Scots, after the battle of Bannockburn. Mortham Tower, an elegantly fortified residence, about ¼ of a miledistant, was erected as a succedaneum for the manor-house; continued to be occupied by the Rokeby familyafter the sale of the estate; and is now a farm-house. Rokeby Hall, the seat of Mr. Morritt, occupies the site of the ancient manor-house; was erected in 1724; is amagnificent mansion; contains a collection of antiquities and works of art; and stands amid splendid grounds. The chief objects of interest in the parish, both scenic and artificial, are graphically described by Sir Walter Scott, in his poem of " Rokeby." An inn, called the Morritt Arms, furnishes tickets of admission for viewing the Hall grounds. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £135.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church was built in last century, and wasfitted up with oak-stalls in 1855. There is a parochial school.
Rokeby through time
Rokeby is now part of Teesdale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Teesdale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rokeby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rokeby, in Teesdale and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14136
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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