Gilmonby

Gilmonby is a hamlet on the south banks of the River Greta, located a short distance from Bowes in County Durham. Gilmonby Bridge to the north of the hamlet dates from the early 18th Century and is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England. Gilmonby Hall was demolished in c.1945; the hall had been requisitioned by the military during the Second World War. In the past Gilmonby (note the different spelling used below) was a township within the Parish of Bowes in the North Riding of Yorkshire. Today it forms part of the Civil Parish of Gilmonby.

GILLMONBY, a township, in the parish of Bowes, union of Teesdale, wapentake of Gilling-West, N. riding of York, 5 miles (S.W. by W.) from Barnard Castle; containing 87 inhabitants. It is part of the manor of Bowes, is on the south side of the river Greta, and comprises by computation 1,800 acres, of which about 1,200 are open moorland: the village is pleasantly situated opposite the village of Bowes. The Hall is now a farmhouse.

Extract from: A Topographical Dictionary of England comprising the several counties, cities, boroughs, corporate and market towns, parishes, and townships..... 7th Edition, by Samuel Lewis, London, 1848.