Since Norman times Darlington has been a borough and the site of an important market and was arguably the capital of southern County Durham, though for administrative purposes it is no longer located within County Durham today.
Where did the Pease family live in Darlington?
Katherine’s father, Gurney, died in 1872 when she was eight and the Peases moved her, her siblings and her grieving mother into the Woodside mansion in the West End of Darlington – a mansion that has excited several comments.