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See also:BARNARD See also:CASTLE , a See also:market-See also:town in the Barnard Castle See also:parliamentary See also:division of See also:Durham, See also:England, 17 M. W. of See also:Darlington by a See also:branch of the See also:North Eastern railway. Pop. of See also:urban See also:district (1901) 4421. It is beautifully situated on the steep See also:left See also:bank of the See also:Tees. A noteworthy See also:building in the town is the octagonal town-See also:- HALL
- HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
- HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
- HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
- HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
- HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
- HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
- HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
- HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
- HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
- HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
- HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
- HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
- HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
- HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
- HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
- HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
- HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)
hall,, dating from 1747. There are a few picturesque old houses, and a fragment of an Augustinian See also:convent. St See also:Mary's See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church, in a variety of styles from See also:Norman onward, contains some curious monuments; but the building of See also:chief See also:interest is the castle, which gives the town its name, and is the See also:principal See also:scene of See also:Sir See also:Walter See also:Scott's Rokeby. The remains extend over a space of more than six acres. A remarkable building known as the Bowes' See also:Mansion and Museum, bequeathed in 1874 to the town by a descendant of Sir See also:George Bowes, contains a valuable collection of See also:works of See also:art. In the vicinity of the, town are Egglestone See also:Abbey, beautifully situated on the See also:Yorkshire bank of the See also:river, Rok,eby See also:Park on the same bank, at the confluence of the Greta, and the massive 14th See also:century castle of Raby to the north-See also:east. The principal manufacture is See also:shoe-See also:- THREAD (0. Eng. praed, literally, that which is twisted, prawan, to twist, to throw, cf. " throwster," a silk-winder, Ger. drehen, to twist, turn, Du. draad, Ger. Draht, thread, wire)
thread. The See also:corn-market is important.
As See also:part of the lordship of Gainford, Barnard Castle is said to have been granted by See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
William See also:Rufus to See also:Guy See also:Baliol See also:Bernard, son of Guy Baliol, who built the castle, and called it after himself, Castle Bernard. To the men of the town which See also:grew up outside the castle walls he gave, about the See also:middle of the 12th century, a See also:charter making them burgesses and granting them the same privileges as the town of See also:Richmond in Yorkshire. This charter was confirmed by Bernard Baliol, son of the above Bernard. Other See also:confirmation charters were granted to the town by See also:Hugh, See also:John, and See also:Alexander Baliol. The castle and lordship remained in the hands of the Baliols until John Baliol, See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
king of See also:Scotland, forfeited them with his other See also:English estates in 1296. Barnard Castle was then seized by See also:Anthony, See also:bishop of Durham, as being within his See also:palatinate of Durham. See also:Edward I., however, denied the bishop's rights and granted the castle and town to Guy See also:Beauchamp, See also:earl of See also:Warwick, whose descendants continued to hold them until they passed to the See also:crown by the See also:marriage of See also:Anne Nevill with See also:Richard III., then See also:duke of See also:Gloucester. In 163o Barnard Castle was sold to Sir See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
Henry See also:Vane, and in the same See also:year the castle is said to have been unroofed and dismantled for the See also:sake of the materials of which it was built. Tanning See also:leather was formerly one of the chief See also:industries of the town. In 1614 an See also:act for "knights and burgesses to have See also:place in See also:parliament for the See also:county See also:palatine and See also:city of Durham and See also:- BOROUGH (A.S. nominative burh, dative byrig, which produces some of the place-names ending in bury, a sheltered or fortified place, the camp of refuge of a tribe, the stronghold of a chieftain; cf. Ger. Burg, Fr. bor, bore, bourg)
- BOROUGH [BURROUGH, BURROWE, BORROWS], STEVEN (1525–1584)
borough of Barnard
Castle " was brought into the See also:House of See also:Commons, but when the act was finally passed for the county and city of Durham, Barnard Castle was not included.
End of Article: BARNARD CASTLE
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