Akarius Fitz Bardolph, Lord of Ravensworth, was the son of Bardolph, Lord of Ravensworth, an 11th-century nobleman living in Richmondshire, the area encompassing the Ure, Tees and Swale valleys in northern England.
He was a sub-feudatory of Alan, Earl of Richmond.
He died in 1161 and in 1165 his son, Harveus fitz Akarius, consented to the abbey being relocated to its permanent site.
Akarius had a second son named William Bardolf.
The family of FitzHugh, Lords of Ravensworth, is descended from Akarius Fitz Bardolph.