Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for HOUGHALL

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))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "an ancient moated seat"   (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites")
Administrative units: County Durham AncC
Place: Houghall

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