In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ramsgill like this:
RAMSGILL, a village and a chapelry in Kirkby-Malzeard parish, W. R. Yorkshire. The village stands on the river Nidd, 5 miles N W by N of Pateley-Bridge r.station; was the birth-place of Eugene Aram; and is picturesque. The chapelry was constituted in 1844; and its post town is Pateley-Bridge, under Leeds. Pop., 523. Houses, 106. Gowthwaite Hall is a chief residence. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £140.* Patron, the Vicar of Masham. The church was built in 1842, is in the pointed style, and has a tower.
Ramsgill through time
Ramsgill is now part of Harrogate district. Click here for graphs and data of how Harrogate has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ramsgill itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ramsgill, in Harrogate and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21286
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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