Barningham is a village in County Durham, in the Pennines of England.
| Barningham | |
|---|---|
 Barningham | |
  Barningham Location within County Durham | |
| Population | 241 (Including Scargill.2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NZ08521045 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Richmond |
| Postcode district | DL11 |
| Police | Durham |
| Fire | County Durham and Darlington |
| Ambulance | North East |
| UK Parliament | |
History
editBarningham is listed in the Domesday Book under the Gilling Wapentake (later Gilling West and part of the Honour of Richmond) of Yorkshire as a property owned in 1066 by an Anglo-Saxon lord, Thor, before the Norman conquest; by 1086, the ownership had transferred to Enisant Musard, with Count Alan of Brittany as a tenant.[2]
The village, along with the wider and former Startforth Rural District, was formerly governed under the North Riding and was transferred to County Durham's governance in 1974.
Amenities
editBarningham is a tranquil conservation village of around 60 houses. It has a large village green, a church, a stately home occupied by a local landowning baronet, a village hall used by local interest groups and a recently restored pub. It is on the edge of moors stretching westwards to Cumbria and is a good base for walking the local dales and hills. The village has an enthusiastic local history society which runs a website and offers assistance to anyone trying to trace ancestors from the area.[3]
Notable buildings
editBarningham Park has been the home of the Milbank family since 1690. It is a Grade II* listed country house dating from the 15th century[4] set in a 7000-acre estate.[5]
The Milbank Arms is a Grade II listed public house built in the early 19th century and extensively rebuilt in 2019. [6] It was formerly on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ "Barningham". Open Domesday.
- ^ "Barningham Village".
- ^ Historic England. "Barningham Park (1338635)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ "Barningham Park: the 7000 acre estate Lady Natalie Milbank calls home". Northern Echo.
- ^ Historic England. "Bridge Inn, Topsham (1322713)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ Brandwood, Geoff (2013). Britain's best real heritage pubs. St. Albans: CAMRA. p. 38. ISBN 9781852493042.
External links
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