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A History of the County of Warwick
… officials, Ralph le Boteler, who probably built a castle there, making it his principal seat. 69 In the middle … churches of Arrow and Oversley 94 and of the chapel of his castle of Oversley. 95 If the monastery ever held the … overlooking the Arrow is still known locally as 'Boteler's Castle'. Recent excavations (see B'ham. Arch. Trans. lx, 146) …
A History of the County of Surrey
… of the park often went with the office of constable of the castle and steward of the king's manor, for Guildford was a royal manor and castle from before the Conquest. There was a manorhouse in … of the kings, who were frequently in Guildford, was in the castle. It was here that the extensive buildings and …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… VII. being made of his privy-council, governor of Dover-castle, knight of the Garter, and lord warden of the five …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… to Bertram de Criol, lordwarden and constable of Dover castle, from whose heirs it passed, in the next reign of king … Upper Goldston farm, to Robert Colebrooke, esq. of Chilham castle, whose father James Colebrooke, esq. had purchased it … sole daughter and heir, married to John, lord Nevill, of Raby, whose son John bore the title of lord Latimer, and was …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… in remains from antiquity. The earthwork known as Alfred's Castle stands on Swinley Down, commanding the two passes …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… the elder, who in that year had licence to fortify a castle in Hampshire either at Ashley or Stockbridge. 7 His …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… developed along its main thoroughfare, the Beckford-Elmley Castle road, which runs from south to north below the hill. …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… de Peverel, for his assistance in the defence of Dover-castle, and with other lands made up the barony of Peverel, as it was then called, being held of that castle in capite by barony. Nicholas de Gerund afterwards … 1370, holding them in capite, and performing ward to the castle of Dover. They continued in his descendants till Henry …
A History of the County of Rutland
… from the living he commanded a company at Belvoir Castle, and on one occasion escorted his royal master from … 23 Robert did homage in June 1315. 24 He was keeper of the Castle and Soke of Melburn (co. Derby) in 1323, 25 and in …