About West Rainton and Leamside

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"West Rainton has an intriguing and ancient history; a place where direct ancestors of Her Majesty the Queen lived at one time. According to Robert Surtees’ The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham, the origin of the name for the village derives from Reingwald, who was the son of Franco (one of the seven monks who followed the body of St. Cuthbert from Lindisfarne)...."
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West Rainton and Leamside Parish Council
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Link: http://parishes.durham.gov.uk/westraintonleamside/Pages/AboutWestRaintonandLeamside.aspx
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Added by: Simon Cotterill
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