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HOUGHALL, an ancient moated seat in Durhamshire; on the river Wear, 1 mile SE of Durham. It was built by Prior Hotoun; was occupied, for a time, by Cromwell; and belongs to the Dean and Chapter of Durham.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "an ancient moated seat" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
| Administrative units: | County Durham Ancient County |
| Place: | Houghall |
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