National Gazetteer (1868) - Knaresdale
"KNARESDALE, a parish in the W. division of Tynedale ward, county
Northumberland, 7 miles S.W. of Haltwistle. Hexham is its post town. It is
situated near the south western extremity of the county, on the river
Knare, a branch of the Tyne, and on the Haltwistle and Alston railway. It
includes the hamlets of Burnstones, Eals, Slaggyford, Town Green, and
Williamston. The parish, which is extensive, occupies a mountainous tract
formerly frequented by red deer. Fruits were at one time produced in large
quantities. A mineral spring was found in the neighbourhood. The living is
a rectory* in the diocese of Durham, value £135, in the patronage of the
lord chancellor. The church is a plain edifice, erected in 1835. The
Wesleyans have a chapel at Slaggyford, and there is a National school at
Town Green. There are some small charities. The trustees of Lord Wallace
are lords of the manor. Knaresdale Hall, the ancient seat of the Pratts,
Swinburns, and Wallaces, is now converted into a farmhouse."
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of
Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
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