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SELABY PARK, a seat in Gainford parish, Durham; on the river Tees, 6½ miles E of Barnard-Castle. It occupies the site of an ancient monastery; belonged forages to the Brackenburys, one of whom was slain at Bosworth Field; and belongs now to the Duke of Cleveland.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a seat" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
| Administrative units: | Gainford Parish County Durham Ancient County |
| Place: | Selaby Park |
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