In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Marwood like this:
MARWOOD, a township in Gainford parish, Durham; on the river Tees, at the boundary with Yorkshire, 3 ½ miles NNW of Barnard-Castle. Acres, 3,671. Real property, £2,931; of which £20 are in quarries, and £20 in gas-works. Pop., 241. Houses, 37. Vestiges of an ancient town of Marwood, once a place of considerable importance, are on an eminence adjoining BarnardCastle. Remains exist of an old chapel.
Marwood through time
Marwood is now part of Teesdale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Teesdale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Marwood itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Marwood, in Teesdale and County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1910
Date accessed: 29th April 2024
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