Darlington Abbey

Darlington Abbey is a property that was built in 1679. In 1817, its owner, Horatio Hardinge was forced to sell it after realizing he had now heir to his title. He then sold it to George Hamilton, 6th Earl of Nelson. It is located in Darlington, County Durham, United Kingdom. 
The Abbey was used by descendants of Jeffery Hamilton in addition to the heir to the Earldom, unless they were the Regimental Colonel or Commander of First Battalion within Duke of Lancashire's Regiment, in which case they would reside in Lawson House in Preston, Lancashire. 
== Main Resident ==
Name 	Year Become	Year Unbecome
James Hardinge 	1748 	1777
Horatio Hardinge	1777 	1817
Philip Hamilton 	1817 	1832
Jeffery Hamilton	1832 	1858
Arthur Hamilton 	1858 	1861
Hugh Hamilton 	1863 	1877
William Hamilton	1885 	1894
Robert Hamilton 	1894 	1910
James Hamilton 	1910 	1915