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Some Richmond Cottages

Though there was undoubtedly a settlement of some sort in the area previously, Richmond is essentially a Norman town. A Bronze Age sword, iron age earthworks, Roman coins â€“ Catterick nearby was an important roman fort â€“ and plenty of Viking place-names locally all bear witness to earlier habitation, but it was one of William the Conquerorâ€™s trusted lords, the Breton Alan Rufus, who founded Richmond, or Riche Mont. Rufus was given the land by the new king in 1066 for his loyal service, and to hold it for the Norman kingdom.