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Burghley House, seat of the Marquis of Exeter, on river Welland, near Stamford, N. Northamptonshire. A part of this magnificent mansion, which is situated in a noble park, was built in the reign of Elizabeth by Lord Treasurer Burleigh (1520-1598).
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "seat" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
| Administrative units: | Northamptonshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Burghley |
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