Stokesay Castle
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stokesay-castle-220-4191695
title:
Stokesay Castle
text:
Stokesay Castle is one of the finest surviving fortified manor houses in England, and situated at Stokesay in Shropshire. It was largely built in its present form in the late 13th century by Laurence of Ludlow, on the earlier castle founded by its original owners the de Lacy family, from whom it passed to their de Verdun heirs, who retained feudal overlordship of Stokesay until at least 1317. Laurence 'of' Ludlow was one of the leading wool merchants in England, who intended it to form a secure
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Historic house museum in Shropshire, England
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stokesay_Castle
date created:
2002-12-13T22:59:57Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T19:16:15Z
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13
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