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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Naworth like this:
NAWORTH, a township in Brampton parish, Cumberland; on the river Irthing and the Newcastle and Carlisle railway, near the Roman wall, 2½ miles E N E of Brampton. Real property, £4, 714. Pop., 557. Houses, 97. Naworth Castle was built, in the 13th century, by Ranulph Dacre; continued in the possession of the Dacres till 1569; passed then, by marriage, to Lord William Howard, the " Belted Will" of traditional lore, and warden of the marches in the time of Elizabeth; and belongs now to the Earl of Carlisle. ...
It stands on theedge of a platform, nearly insulated by a deep gulley; was originally designed for protection against raids from the Scottish Border; was much enlarged and strengthenedabout 1316; underwent further improvement by Lord William Howard; was severely injured by fire in 1844; has been carefully restored, with retention of its ancient features; consists chiefly of two large square towers, withintervening buildings, and with interior quadrangularcourt; includes a great hall with walls 7½ feet thick, theprivate apartments of Lord William Howard, a conce aled passage from his oratory to a grated aperture at the top of dungeons, and these dungeons themselves with theirold appliances of imprisonment; and contains curious old paintings, pieces of tapestry, and suits of armour. An ancient earth-work, probably British, with two encircling ramparts, is S of the castle and near the railway .
Naworth is now part of CUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Naworth itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Naworth in Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21025
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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