Old Ravensworth

Old Ravensworth is a locality in Lamesley, Gateshead, England. Old Ravensworth is situated nearby to the village Kibblesworth, as well as near Lamesley.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ravensworth Castle and Beamish Museum.

Ravensworth Castle

Ruins

Photo: john tollitt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ravensworth Castle is a ruinous Grade II* listed building and a scheduled monument situated at Lamesley, Tyne and Wear, England. The building has been destroyed and rebuilt a number of times, and was the seat of the Ravensworth barons, the Liddells.

Beamish Museum

Museum

Photo: Barry Skeates, CC BY 2.0.

Beamish Museum is an open-air museum located in County Durham, England. Beamish pioneered the concept of a living museum. By displaying duplicates or replaceable items, it was also an early example of the now commonplace practice of museums allowing visitors to touch objects. Beamish Museum is situated 2 miles south of Old Ravensworth.

Washing Wells Roman Fort

Archaeological site

Washing Wells Roman Fort, was a fort in the Roman province of Britannia. Its ruins are located at southeast of Whickham in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. Washing Wells Roman Fort is situated 1½ miles northwest of Old Ravensworth.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kibblesworth and Lamesley.

Kibblesworth

Village

Photo: Peter Standing, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kibblesworth is a village 2 miles west of Birtley, Tyne and Wear, England. Kibblesworth was a mainly rural community until the development of the pit and brickworks and the resulting increase in population.

Lamesley

Village

Photo: Stephen Daglish, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lamesley is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 3,742.

Marley Hill

Hamlet

Photo: Donkeyjacket, CC0.

Marley Hill is a former colliery village about six miles to the south west of Gateshead, near the border between Tyne and Wear and County Durham. It has been part of the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead since 1974. Marley Hill is situated 1½ miles west of Old Ravensworth.

Old Ravensworth

Type: Locality
Location: Lamesley, Gateshead, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.91357° or 54° 54′ 49″ north

Longitude

-1.64075° or 1° 38′ 27″ west

Elevation

423 feet (129 metres)

Open location code

9C6WW975+CP

GeoNames ID

13273600

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