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The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… this part of it, near the edge of the marshes is Cowling castle, the ruins of which are converted into a farm house, … And henceforward this mansion acquired the name of Cowling-castle; at which time it appears, there was then a large park adjoining to it. He died possessed of this manor and castle in the 9th year of king Henry IV. leaving Joane, his …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… Sess. Rec. (N. R. Rec. Soc.), v, 92, 95. Dep. from York Castle (Surt. Soc.), 40. Thomas was eldest son of Sir Henry …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… prisoners, whence it gained the name of Sissingburst castle, after which it became again uninhabited, and has …
A History of the County of Northampton
… view of frankpledge, and aid for the Serjeant, and for castle guard at Northampton 10 s., 12 the payment for which … in 1363, she was holding this fee in dower as of Beauvoir Castle, and it passed from her to her son and heir Thomas de … 373. Chan. Inq. p.m. 37 Edw. III (1st nos.), 62. Beauvoir Castle came to the de Ros by the marriage of Maud daughter …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… from the various manors and had driven them to Winchester Castle, detaining them there for two or three nights. At …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… elevated point in this parish is the hill on which Crayke Castle stands, which is 379 ft. above ordnance datum. Thence … picturesquely situated on the southern slopes of the steep Castle Hill. The cottages, of varied form and diversified … from the early years of the 17th century. Plan of Crayke Castle It is probable that there was a castle of Crayke in …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… p. 84. Parl. Surv. Bucks. no. 11. Bankes, Story of Corfe Castle, 230. Dict. Nat. Biog. Rec. of Bucks. i, 25960. a …
A History of the County of Somerset
… 33 lay in the extreme north-west of the parish. Croft castle, traditionally the site of a medieval stronghold, 34 … through the Lovel and Seymour families with the manor of Castle Cary. 182 The overlordship was last mentioned in 1377 … the legend sigillum crokorniensis in a scroll above a castle. It has been variously interpreted as formerly a …
A History of the County of Somerset
… of Cricket by virtue of their tenure of the manor of Castle Cary. 28 Hugh Lovel (d. 1291), eighth in descent from … (d. 1462). 30 The Zouches and their successors as lords of Castle Cary claimed the overlordship at least until 1623. 31 …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… described it as very large and substantial, 'more like a castle than a house,' the walls being 5 or 6 feet thick. It … Sir William Chaytor, the first baronet, who built Clervaux Castle, effectively placed among the woods of an extensive … Alan in 1086, 20 and were subsequently held of Richmond Castle. 21 At the time of the Domesday Survey the fee was …