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Sherburn House, par. and ry. sta., in co. and 3 miles SE. of Durham, 740 ac., pop. 196; the magnificent hospital, founded in 1181, is now an almshouse, and retains the Norman chapel and doorway of the tower.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "parish and railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Sherburn House CP/ExP County Durham AncC |
Place: | Sherburn |
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