Barforth
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| Barforth | |
|---|---|
 The ruins of St. Lawrence's chapel, in Barforth, are among the few visible remains of Old Richmond. | |
  Barforth Location within County Durham | |
| Population | 77 (2001 Census) |
| OS grid reference | NZ167163 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DARLINGTON |
| Postcode district | DL2 |
| Police | Durham |
| Fire | County Durham and Darlington |
| Ambulance | North East |
| UK Parliament | |
Barforth is a civil parish in the Teesdale area of County Durham, England, near Gainford. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 77. At the 2011 Census the population remained less than 100. Information is therefore maintained in the parish of Ovington.[1] The northern border of the parish is the River Tees. Until the county boundary changes of 1974, the parish was in the county of North Yorkshire.[2] The name of the parish derives from the Old English of bereford, meaning barley ford.[3][4]
Landmarks
The abandoned village of Old Richmond lay in Barforth, west of Gainford, and the remains include the ruins of a dovecote and of St Lawrence's chapel, as well as the still-inhabited Barforth Hall.
References
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Ovington Parish (E04010675)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ Guide No. 6: North Yorkshire Gazetteer of Townships and Parishes. Northallerton: North Yorkshire County Council. 2021 . p. 5. ISBN 0 906035 29 5.
- ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 26. OCLC 1228215388.
- ^ Smith, A. H. (1979) . The Place Names of the North Riding of Yorkshire. English Place Name Society. p. 298. OCLC 19714705.
External links
Media related to Barforth at Wikimedia Commons- Barforth in the Domesday Book
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