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Ravensworth, township and vil., Kirkby Ravensworth par., North-Riding Yorkshire, 5 miles NW. of Richmond, 2248 ac., pop. 268; P.O.; Ravensworth Castle, the ruined residence of the family of Fitz-Hugh, succeeded a fortress of Saxon times.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "township and village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Kirkby Ravensworth AP/CP Ravensworth Tn/CP Yorkshire AncC |
Place: | Ravensworth |
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