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Feudal barony of Great Torrington

Feudal barony of Great Torrington

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The feudal barony of Great Torrington whose caput was Great Torrington Castle in Devonshire, was one of eight feudal baronies in Devonshire which existed during the mediaeval era.[1]

Remnant of motte of Great Torrington Castle. The bowling green beyond occupies the site of the former bailey

Sources

  • Sanders, I.J. English Baronies: A Study of their Origin and Descent 1086–1327, Oxford, 1960, pp. 48–9, Great Torrington
  • Pole, Sir William (d.1635), Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon, Sir John-William de la Pole (ed.), London, 1791, pp. 20–1, Torinton
  • Risdon, Tristram (d.1640), Survey of Devon, 1811 edition, London, 1811, with 1810 Additions, p. 362, The Baronies of this County, etc.,

References

  1. [1]
    Sanders, Contents, pp. ix-xi; the others being Bampton, Bradninch, Okehampton, Barnstaple, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Plympton
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