In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ovington like this:
OVINGTON, or Ovingham, a township in Forcett parish, N. R. Yorkshire; on the river Tees, at the boundary with Durham, 5 miles S E by E of Barnard-Castle. Acres, 530. Real property, £851. Pop., 142. Houses, 34. A Gilbertine priory was founded here, by Alan de Wilton, in the time of King John; but has left no traces. There are remains of a small ancient camp.
Ovington through time
Ovington is now part of Teesdale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Teesdale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ovington itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ovington, in Teesdale and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13877
Date accessed: 22nd October 2024
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