Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Raby and Keverstone

Raby and Keverstone, township, Staindrop par., Durham, 6 miles NE. of Barnard Castle, 2814 ac., pop. 280; Raby Castle (1379), a fine old baronial mansion, the ancient seat of the Nevilles, is now the residence of the Duke of Cleveland, who takes hence the title of baron.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Staindrop AP/CP       County Durham AncC
Place: Raby

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