In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Risingham like this:
RISINGHAM, the ancient Roman station of Habitan-cum in the W of Northumberland; on Watling-street and the river Reed, 4¼ miles N E of Bellingham. It occupies an area of 4½ acres; retains high ruined enclosurewalls; has yielded Roman inscriptions, and other Roman relics; and is celebrated in " Rokeby " as
The moated mount of Risingham,
Where Reed upon her margin sees
Sweet Woodburn's cottages and trees."Most nineteenth and twentieth century topographic maps include only the Roman name, "Habitancum" at this location, but the name "Risingham" does appear on the Ordnance Survey 1:10,560 map of Northumberland of 1866, accessible on the old-maps.co.uk site. Additional information about this locality is available for Corsenside
Risingham through time
Risingham is now part of Tynedale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Tynedale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Risingham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Risingham, in Tynedale and Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25268
Date accessed: 29th April 2024
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