Marmion Tower
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Marmion Tower, also known historically as Tanfield Castle, is a 15th-century gatehouse near the village of West Tanfield in North Yorkshire, England. It survived the destruction of the surrounding for
Marmion Tower, seen from the east
Oriel window, Marmion Tower
Ravensworth
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Ravensworth is a village and civil parish in the Holmedale valley, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is approximately 4.5 miles north-west of Richmond and 10 miles from Darlington. The par
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…his daughter-in-law Maud were given licences by the Crown to crenellate the manor house there in 1314 and 1348 respectively. The Fitzhugh family in Ravensworth inherited the property in 1387, and Sir William FitzHugh, 4th Baron FitzHugh probably then constructed the new gatehouse. When the antiquary John Leland…
Ravensworth village green with its ancient sycamore tree
Ravensworth Castle
The Bay Horse Inn, which has been a public house in the village since at least 1857
Holme Bridge, once the main bridge into the village, but since superseded