Ramshaw is a village in County Durham

County Durham

County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...

, in England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. It is situated to the west of Bishop Auckland

Bishop Auckland

Bishop Auckland is a market town and civil parish in County Durham in north east England. It is located about northwest of Darlington and southwest of Durham at the confluence of the River Wear with its tributary the River Gaunless...

. Ramshaw was originally a mining village and is home to two restaurants, the Bridge inn and the Trotters arms. there is also an Indian style restaurant within the Trotters arms- a Taste of India. the river Gaunless runs through Ramshaw, the name Gaunless itself is of later Norse origin, meaning useless,It is believed that this derives from the river's inability to power a mill, sustain fish or create fertile floodplains. The bridge connecting Ramshaw, with neighbouring village Evenwood, is an appropriately 300-500 years old. Ramshaw also has a caravan site.