In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ravensworth like this:
RAVENSWORTH, a township in Chester-le-Street parish, Durham; on the river Team, opposite Gateshead fell, 4 miles S W by S of Gateshead. Acres, 730. Real property, £1,061. Pop., 138. Houses, 28. The manor belonged to the Lumleys; passed, through the Gascoignes and others, to the Liddels; and gave them, in 1727, the title of Baron. R. Castle is Lord Ravensworth's seat; was rebuilt in 1808, after designs by Nash; retains twotowers of the previous edifice; is in a mixed style of Gothic and Tudor architecture; includes a hall 100 feetlong, 35 feet wide, and 50 feet high; and contains some Flemish tapestry, many fine old cabinets, and some good paintings. The shaft of an ancient cross is on the lawn, near the castle.
Ravensworth through time
A Vision of Britain through Time includes a large library of local statistics for administrative units. For the best overall sense of how the area containing Ravensworth has changed, please see our redistricted information for the modern district of Gateshead. More detailed statistical data are available under Units and statistics, which includes both administrative units covering Ravensworth and units named after it.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ravensworth, in Gateshead and County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21601
Date accessed: 25th May 2013
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