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Magna Britannia
… as early as the year 1620. 2 The Earls of Salisbury had a castle here, the site of which is called Castle-Dore: William of Worcester, in his Itinerary (temp. Edw. IV.), speaks of it as a dilapidated castle, by the name of Dirford, near Golonant. Pencoite, or …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… of the privy chamber, and lieut-governor of Dover castle. He alienated them in 1637, to Col. Thos. Colepeper, …
Magna Britannia
… of Richard Trevanion (son of the governor of Pendennis-castle), 1712. The Dean and Chapter of Exeter have the … by inheritance from the Heles. There was formerly a castle at Week St. Mary, of which a field adjoining the church-yard, called Castle-hill, exhibiting the traces of extensive buildings, is …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Clement's belonged to their church of St. George in the Castle, and it was necessary for the two houses to find a …
A History of the County of Somerset
… rises steeply north-west to Cleeve Hill, the site of Daw's Castle. 9 The cliffs, largely of blue lias and marls with … 14 There were attempts c. 1840 to find iron ore at Daw's Castle, iron and manganese at Stream quarry, and silver lead … near the boundary of Old Cleeve parish and known as Daw's Castle, were almost certainly 63 part of the burh of Watchet …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… and has an interesting prehistoric camp known as Egbury Castle, where Roman coins have been found. The old gabled …
A History of the County of Bedford
… to the Botetourts, thence to the Latimers and Nevills of Raby. 8 Dylywyk Manor was finally alienated in 1589 by Lucy, …
A History of the County of Durham
… was retained by the lords of Gainford and Barnard Castle (q.v.), of whom the mesne tenants held for the service … Mandeville. 66 This 4 s. 6 d. represented a service of castle ward at the castle of Coatham. 67 Thomas Gray, grandson of Thomas, …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… right in the manor of Ingleby, 107 which descended with Castle Leavington (q.v.) until 1608, 108 and in 1634 was held … Beckwith of Aldbrough, purchaser of part of the manor of Castle Leavington. 109 No public record has been found to … of Acklam in 1086 166; this land paid 15 s. 3 d. yearly as castle guard of Chester. 167 It came to Robert de Brus, 168 …
A History of the County of Hertford
… from lodging there. 88 Katherine of Aragon. Gules a castle or, for Castile, quartered with Argent a lion purpure, … with eight rings argent thereon and a quarter gules with a castle argent therein. Marshalls MARSHALLS, on the south-west …