Village history Ravensworth
the bay horse inn, has been public house in village since @ least 1857
the anchoress margaret kirkby born in village, possibly in 1322.
john leland, , many others since, have described ravensworth pretty village. there number of skirmishes in area during civil war, , region royalist stronghold. many english villages, of housing stock consists of grade ii listed buildings, dating mid late 17th century onwards. poet cuthbert shaw born in village in 1738-9. astronomer william lax born in village in 1761, producing method of finding latitude means of 2 altitudes of sun there in 1799. there inclosure acts passed common fields in 1772–3 , 1776–7. in 1773, samuel hieronymus grimm made several sketches around village. publisher effingham wilson born in village in 1785. in 1793, gold penny dating around 1257 during reign of henry iii, found in field in ravensworth; @ time 1 of 2 known exist, , of 2011 8 known exist.
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