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STAINTON-WITH-STREATLAM, a township in Gainford parish, Durham; 2 miles NE of Barnard-Castle. Acres, 2,907. Real property, £3,146; of which £40 are in quarries. Pop., 351. Houses, 69. Streatlam-Castle was built in the 13th century, by Sir G. Trayre; passed to the family of Bowes; was rebuilt in 1450, by the first Sir W. Bowes; was new-fronted and modernized, in 1708-10, by another Sir W. Bowes; and contains a fine collection of pictures.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Gainford CP/AP County Durham AncC |
Place: | Stainton |
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