Early settlement Ravensworth
ravensworth castle
the earliest archaeological find in ravensworth area coin roman period. there has been number of finds anglo saxon era.
the lord of manor in 1066 thorfin. lord of manor owned surrounding demesnes, , villagers tenants of land. village documented in domesday book of 1086 having 21 households, quite large settlement. there church , priest. time, alan rufus had allocated lands relative bodin of middleham. bodin later relinquished lands in order become monk, , estate passed brother, bardolph, whom fitzhugh line descended. bardolph s son, akarius fitz bardolph, donated lands monastery later become jervaulx abbey.
a fortress built during reign of henry ii ancestral home of fitzhugh family, purchased land nuns of marrick priory. fortress have offered protection local population during scottish raids north of border. king john entertained there in 1201. fitzhughs appointed barons on 15 may 1321. ralph de greystoke, 3rd baron greystoke, born in castle, home of uncle henry, lord fitzhugh, on 18 october 1353. henry fitzhugh, 3rd baron fitzhugh appointed lord chamberlain of household henry v. henry fitzhugh built grade listed ravensworth castle in 1391 on site of previous fortress 11th century, , received licence enclose 200 acres of land around castle make park. robert fitzhugh became bishop of london in 1431. after end of fitzhugh male line in 1513, ownership of castle , estate passed through female line sir thomas parr. following death, passed son, minor, william parr, 1st marquess of northampton time ruined, largely result of being quarried local building materials. passed crown estate in 1571 after parr died without issue. castle began pulled down in middle of 16th century, shortly after visitation antiquarian john leland, entirety of gatehouse remains intact. in 1629 estate conferred crown edward ditchfield. in 1633 sold robinson family, later sold thomas wharton, 1st marquess of wharton in 1676. passed wharton s son philip wharton, 1st duke of wharton, before passing through sister robert byerley. 1779 estate belonged legard baronets.
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