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Baron FitzHugh, of
Ravensworth
Ravensworth is a village and civil parish in the Holmedale valley, within the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It is approximately north-west of Richmond and from Darlington. The parish has a population of 255, accordin ...
in North Yorkshire, is an
abeyant
Abeyance (from the Old French ''abeance'' meaning "gaping") is a state of expectancy in respect of property, titles or office, when the right to them is not vesting, vested in any one person, but awaits the appearance or determination of the tru ...
title in the
Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain. There are five peerages in t ...
. It was created in 1321 for
Sir Henry FitzHugh. The title passed through the male line until the death in 1513 of
George FitzHugh, 7th Baron FitzHugh, when it became abeyant between his great-aunts
Alice, Lady Fiennes and
Elizabeth, Lady Parr, and to their descendants living today, listed below. The family seat was
Ravensworth Castle in North Yorkshire, situated 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north-west of
Richmond Castle
Richmond Castle in Richmond, North Yorkshire, England, stands in a commanding position above the River Swale, close to the centre of the town of Richmond. It was originally called Riche Mount, 'the strong hill'. The castle was constructed by Ala ...
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