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Magna Britannia
… of his son, Sir William Templer Pole, Bart. Colcombe Castle was a seat of the earls of Devonshire. One of the last … which his successors have made their chief seat. Colcombe Castle has been deserted, and is now in a state of …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… the land varies from 500 ft. in the south near Perborough Castle to 320 ft. in the centre near the village. The … covering an area of 10 acres known as Perborough Castle. 3 On Roden Down there are a number of small ditches …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… and the principal was used in 1761 to buy 19 a. of land in Castle Eaton (Wilts.). 225 In 1760 the living received a …
A History of the County of Somerset
… road. 12 It was turnpiked by the Langport, Somerton, and Castle Cary trust in 1778 but disturnpiked in 1879. 13 … income in 1999 of c. 45. 361 Anne Dinnes or Dennis of Castle Cary by will proved 1801 left 60 to the poor of …
A History of the County of Warwick
… her death in 1507, when it was held of the king as of the castle of Warwick as fee. 31 It then descended in this family …
A History of the County of Warwick
… states that he brought some of the material from Fulbrook Castle (12 miles distant), where he had been appointed keeper … from hearsay, some 20 years later, after seeing the castle himself, when, although in ruins, enough was standing for him to describe it as 'a praty castle of stone and brike'. Unfortunately he gave no details …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… Fen, somewhere to the east of Conington Church or Bruce's Castle. 2 The somewhat scattered village is on the east side … Conington Lane, which leads to the church and Conington Castle or Manor House. A little way along the lane are the … Beyond Church Lane, leading to the church and Conington Castle, is the Home Farm with one or two more cottages. The …
Magna Britannia
… Hon. Lord Falmouth, who is the present proprietor. Tregony-Castle, of which there are no remains, is said to have been … of the priory of Tregony was opposite the old mount of the castle, and speaks of a door-way belonging to a stable, as …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… Bath, who is the present owner. 32 Skrine. Azure with a castle argent and a lion ermine crowned or in the chief and … i, 55; Cal. Pat. 144752, p. 43. It was annexed to Windsor Castle in 1540 ( L. and P. Hen. VIII, xv, 498 [35]). Coll. …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… the king, who imprisoned his new son-in-law in Bristol Castle. In 1305, however, he granted him the custody of the …