Gidleigh Castle was the manor house of the manor of Gidleigh on the north-eastern edge of Dartmoor, about two miles (3.2 km) north-west of the town of...
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C15-early C16, with some C17 windows and C19 additions) and the adjacent Gidleigh Castle, which is now in private hands. The population peaked at 180 in the...
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"Gidleigh Castle" Archived 2012-10-07 at the Wayback Machine PSC. "Hemyock Castle" Archived 2012-10-05 at the Wayback Machine PSC. "Kingswear Castle"...
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(died 1316) was a noble landowner in Devon, and likely builder of Gidleigh Castle. William was descended from Peter de Preaux (of which Prouz is the...
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her descendants by her first marriage were the "Prouse" family of Gidleigh Castle (built by William Prouz and of Chagford in Devon; the arms of de Redvers...
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daughter and heir was Alice. The family married with Sir William Prouz of Gidleigh Castle. Pole, Sir William (d.1635), Collections Towards a Description of the...
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maintained control of huge tracts of lands through judges, constables, castles, and sheriffs, the nobles of England were still powerful. This is a list...
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(1286–1335), daughter and heiress of Sir William le Prouz (or Prouse) of Gidleigh Castle, Chagford and of Lustleigh, by his wife Alice de Reyny (said by Vivian...
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Devon estates are still owned by descendants via female lines, for example Castle Hill, Filleigh, Molland, Incledon, Braunton, Hall, Bishop's Tawton, Newnham...
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family was an old Devon gentry family, branches of which were seated at Gidleigh Castle; Chagford; Barnstaple; Tiverton and Exeter. They descended from the...
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