Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for RAVENFIELD

RAVENFIELD, a parish in Rotherham district, W. R. Yorkshire; 2 miles E S E of Rawmarsh r. station, and 4 N E of Rotherham. Post-town, Rotherham. Acres, 1, 170. Real property, £1, 838; of which £10 are inquarries. Pop., 183. Houses, 38. The manor, with R. Park, belongs to T. B. Bosvile, Esq. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of York. Value. £160.* Pa.tron, T. B. Bosvile, Esq. The church was built in 1756and has a tower. There are a parochial school, and charities £32.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Ravenfield Ch/CP       Rotherham RegD/PLU       Yorkshire AncC
Place: Ravenfield

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