National Gazetteer (1868) - Knaresdale

"KNARESDALE, a parish in the W. division of Tynedale ward, county Northumberland, 7 miles S.W. of Haltwistle. Hexham is its post town. It is situated near the south western extremity of the county, on the river Knare, a branch of the Tyne, and on the Haltwistle and Alston railway. It includes the hamlets of Burnstones, Eals, Slaggyford, Town Green, and Williamston. The parish, which is extensive, occupies a mountainous tract formerly frequented by red deer. Fruits were at one time produced in large quantities. A mineral spring was found in the neighbourhood. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Durham, value £135, in the patronage of the lord chancellor. The church is a plain edifice, erected in 1835. The Wesleyans have a chapel at Slaggyford, and there is a National school at Town Green. There are some small charities. The trustees of Lord Wallace are lords of the manor. Knaresdale Hall, the ancient seat of the Pratts, Swinburns, and Wallaces, is now converted into a farmhouse."