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  Barnwell of Offalye Ireland and Cransley Northamptonshire
The magnificant Tudor manor house was probably built by Sir Edward around 1568 as a dower house, enlarged by the 1st Lord Montagu in circa 1640 and partly rebuilt around 1750.
The Barnwell estate became a royal residence in 1938 when it was purchased by His Royal Highness, Prince Henry, The Duke of Gloucester, brother of George VI.
Barnwell County was settled in the early 1700's by pioneers wishing to adventure into the "back country".
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 Barnwell Family Genealogy page
EDWARD BARNWALL, Lord of the Manors of Cransley and Pultons, Northamptonshire, aet.
It was granted in 1211 by King John with the revenues from the fair going to the Priory of Barnwell, which was confirmed by Henry III in 1229 and certified to be held on or near the feast of St Etheldreda.
The remains of the 13th Barnwell medieval castle are situated in the grounds of the Barnwell Manor estate.
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 Prince William of Gloucester - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He was baptised in the Private Chapel at Windsor Castle and on 22 February 1942 by Cosmo Gordon Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury and his godparents were: King George VI, Queen Mary, The Viscount Gort, Lord William Montagu-Douglas-Scott, Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein and Lady Margaret Hawkins.
Prince William spent his early childhood at Barnwell Manor in Northamptonshire and later in Australia, where his father served as Governor-General from 1945 to 1947.
For the next two years, he managed Barnwell Manor and began to carry out public duties as a member of the royal family.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prince_William_of_Gloucester   (567 words)

  
 Barnwell Castle Oundle Northamptonshire England English
Barnwell Castle is a 13th century stone enclosure fortress, founded by Berengar le Moygne.
In 1568, Sir Edward Montagu founded a Tudor manor house, in the outer court and sadly demolished all the buildings within the courtyard.
Barnwell Castle is located in the village centre, off Well Lane.
www.castleuk.net /castle_lists_midlands/141/barnwellcastle.htm   (137 words)

  
 BARNWELL FAMILY GENEALOGY
The remains of the 13th Barnwell castle are situated in the grounds of the Barnwell Manor estate.
John BARNWELL (Woodturner Master), born in Hackney, Shoreditch, Middlesex 1812, was christened in St. Mary Whitechapel, the 14 October 1812, died in Walworth, Surrey the 30 December 1877, married Anna Sophia WHITE, the 16 August 1840 in Hackney, Middlesex (born in 1814 in Hackney, Middlesex, daughter of Joseph WHITE, who was a cooper).
Sarah Sophia BARNWELL, born in St. Leonards, Shoreditch, Middlesex the 27 August 1843, was christened in St. John the Baptist, Shoreditch the 11 September 1843, married Herbert BARLOW, the 27 August 1870 (born in 1843).
www.fortunecity.com /millenium/pluto/102/BarnwellGenealogy.html   (2528 words)

  
 NameTraq | Last Name: Barnwell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Dr. Jack Barnwell, a member of one of Cabot’s founding families, and possibly the most-known person from when the city was much smaller, died on Tuesday, Dec...
Barnwell Industries Inc. purchased the office space it has leased for the past nine years for its corporate headquarters in downtown Honolulu.
The League Managers' Association chief executive John Barnwell is unhappy that the new man at HQ does not have the Uefa coaching licences that all Premiership...
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 Nene Valley Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1884 the line received a royal visit when the royal family travelled between Peterborough and Barnwell, some 13 miles beyond Wansford, to visit Barnwell Manor, home of the then Duke of Gloucester.
The waiting room on platform two is referred to as "The Barnwell Building" due to it having been moved from Barnwell station to Wansford on April 5th 1977.
The building is of special interest, having been built in 1884 for use by members of the Royal family when visiting Barnwell Manor, home of HRH Duke of Gloucester.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nene_Valley_Railway   (1834 words)

  
 Barnwell Family Genealogy Homepage
The very old and historic name of Barnwell is Anglo-Norman in origin and appears to have been derived from Berneval (or Barneval or Barneville) during the11th century or much earlier.
In the county of Northamptonshire, 2 miles south of Oundle, is Barnwell St. Andrew and Barnwell All Saints.
Barnwell Centre (R.S. Barnwell Memorial Garden and Art Centre), Shreveport, Louisiana "Dedicated to the advance of cultural activities in the city".
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 Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
His Royal Highness Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (Richard Alexander Walter George Windsor), styled HRH The Duke of Gloucester (born August 26, 1944), is a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and a member of the British Royal Family.
His Royal Highness Prince Richard Alexander Walter George, KG, GCVO, GCStJ, Duke of Gloucester, Earl of Ulster, Baron Culloden was born at Barnwell Manor in Northamptonshire, the second son of the late Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and of Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester.
On 8 June 1972, Prince Richard of Gloucester married Birgitte van Deurs, the daughter of Asger Henriksen and Vivian van Deurs of Denmark, at St. Andrew's Church, Barnwell, Northamptonshire.
www.encyclopedia-online.info /Prince_Richard%2C_Duke_of_Gloucester   (760 words)

  
 Barnwell County - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Barnwell County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
About one-third of the county, in the west, is occupied by the US Department of Energy's Savannah River Nuclear Site (which it shares with neighboring Aiken County); in operation since the 1950s, this now includes the East's major nuclear waste disposal site, known simply as Barnwell.
The county is otherwise mainly agricultural, producing timber and naval stores.
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Barnwell%20County   (151 words)

  
 Ashley
Melissa ASHLEY was born in 1835 in Barnwell District, SC.
Elizabeth Ann MANOR was born on AUG 30 1940 in Yazoo, Yazoo Co., Mississippi.
Patricia Carolyn MANOR was born on JAN 21 1944 in Yazoo, Yazoo Co., Mississippi.
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 Campus Connections
Barnwell, a member of the acclaimed a cappella quintet Sweet Honey in the Rock, has a three-octave vocal range.
Barnwell will conduct a music workshop with the Oregon Repertory Singers on Thursday, September 30, at 6 p.m.
Barnwell also performs with Oregon Repertory Singers in a pair of season-opener concerts on Sunday, October 3, at 2 p.m.
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 Attractions and places to visit in the region around Stapleford Park
Harlaxton Manor, which is built in Ancaster Stone, is a mixture of Baroque style architecture and the impact is dramatic and unforgettable.
Barnwell Manor, a beautiful 16th Century Tudor house, is set in the grounds of a medieval castle.
Sir Isaac Newton was born at Woolsthorpe Manor in 1642.
www.stapleford.co.uk /estate/local_attractions.htm   (3068 words)

  
 Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester Richard Alexander Walter George Windsor (born August 26 1944) is a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and a member of the British Royal Family.
His Royal Highness Prince Richard Alexander Walter KG GCVO GCStJ Duke of Gloucester Earl of Baron Culloden was born at Barnwell Manor in Northamptonshire the second son of the late Prince Henry Duke of Gloucester and of Princess Alice Duchess of Gloucester.
On 8 June 1972 Prince Richard of Gloucester married Birgitte van Deurs the daughter of Asger Henriksen and van Deurs of Denmark at St. Andrew's Church Barnwell Northamptonshire.
www.freeglossary.com /Prince_Richard%2C_Duke_of_Gloucester   (622 words)

  
 Local News - Peterborough Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The princess bought Barnwell Manor, near Oundle, in 1938, with her husband Henry, third son of King George V and Queen Mary.
At Barnwell Manor estate, Janice Chapman (54), an estate secretary said: "She was always out in the garden and kept very active.
She spent much of her time and energy in the gardens of the manor, and was particularly attached to Barnwell and its villagers, attending fetes and other events.
www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk /viewarticle2.aspx?sectionid=845&ArticleID=577985   (553 words)

  
 Telegraph | News
Her eventful life spanned a century of social change when not even a close relative of the Queen was protected from the pressure of rising costs, which forced her to move out of the family's country home.
It was announced in January 1995 that the Princess would move to Kensington Palace in London to be with her son, the present Duke of Gloucester and his family.
In 1938 they bought Barnwell Manor, in Northamptonshire, for £37,000, the greater part of the money left to them by George V. It become a much cherished home and the Princess was always regarded by the villagers as the lady of the manor.
www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/10/30/ualiceobi.xml   (1476 words)

  
 Oundle Chronicle - HRH Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester GCB, CI, GCVO, GBE
Princess Alice, the Queen's aunt, spent much of her life at the family home of Barnwell Manor, and was a much loved and respected figure in the village.
From her time at Barnwell during World War II she recounted the eerie wartime story of the young American GI whom she came to know.
Princess Alice was devoted to Barnwell Manor, the impressive Elizabethan house which stands next to the remains of a 13th century castle amidst 2,500 acres of arable farmland, and which the couple had bought in 1938 for £37,000.
www.oundlechronicle.com /articles/home/161   (1784 words)

  
 Prince_Richard,_Duke_of_Gloucester   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Prince Richard was born on 26 August 1944 at Barnwell Manor in Northamptonshire.
On 8 June 1972, Prince Richard of Gloucester married Birgitte van Deurs, a Danish subject, the daughter of Asger Henriksen and Vivian van Deurs, at St Andrew's Church in Barnwell in Northamptonshire.
The event was relatively low key compared to the large royal weddings of his cousins Princess Margaret and the Duke of Kent.
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 Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
HRH The Duke of Gloucester (Richard Alexander Walter George Windsor) (born 26 August 1944), is a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II of the UnitedKingdom and member of the British Royal Family.
His Royal Highness Prince Richard Alexander Walter George, KG, GCVO, GCStJ, Duke ofGloucester, Earl of Ulster, Baron Culloden was born at Barnwell Manor in Northamptonshire, the second son of the late Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and of Princess Alice, Duchess ofGloucester.
On 8 June 1972, Prince Richard of Gloucestermarried Birgitte van Deurs, the daughter of Asger Henriksen andVivian van Deurs of Denmark, at St. Andrew's Church, Barnwell, Northamptonshire.
www.therfcc.org /prince-richard%2C-duke-of-gloucester-150759.html   (693 words)

  
 Longest living British royal dies aged 102 - [Sunday Herald]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The princess lived in Barnwell Manor – an Elizabethan mansion with adjoining 13th-century castle, set in 2500 acres of arable farmland, near Oundle, Northamptonshire – from 1938 until 1995 when she moved to Kensington Palace in London to live with her surviving son, the present Duke of Gloucester, and his family.
Royal historian Hugo Vickers, who visited the princess at Barnwell, said she was a country lady who had spent as little time in London as possible.
In old age, when she decided to no longer appear in public, her son took the unusual step of issuing a statement on the internet, in July 2000, saying that although his mother was “frail”, she remained “in good spirits”.
www.sundayherald.com /45704   (654 words)

  
 iafrica.com | news | world news British queen's aunt (101) to set record
Born on Christmas Day 1901, Princess Alice is the widow of the late Duke of Gloucester, who was the third son of the present queen's grandfather, George V. Alice, who is increasingly frail, has lived for the past eight years in London's Kensington Palace with her son, the Duke of Gloucester, and his family.
She moved there after living for almost half a century at Barnwell Manor, an impressive but increasingly uneconomic 16th-century house with attached farm in Northamptonshire, central England.
Having outlived her husband by almost 30 years — also enduring the loss of her elder son in a plane crash in 1972 — Princess Alice no longer appears in public, being described as "in good spirits" but suffering memory problems.
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 press release archive
The shell of Barnwell Castle, dating from 1266 is very visible from his Church Green development and neighbouring it is the fine Elizabethan Manor house which belongs to the Duke of Gloucester and his family.
Barnwell St Andrew, a village in the heart of the rolling countryside of Northamptonshire, is fortunate, alike so many today, to still have a post office, shop, a thriving village school, as well as its traditional thatched pub serving excellent food and hosting many local events.
County Homes’ Church Green development, is only a stone’s throw from the hump back bridge over the stream that leads to the well known pub on the pretty village green, which has an excellent reputation for the welcome it extends to newcomers to the village.
www.ambrosdencourt.co.uk /press4.html   (7927 words)

  
 The Observer | UK News | Princess Alice, the forgotten royal, dies aged 102
Her elder son, Prince William, was killed in a plane crash in 1972 and her husband, Prince Henry, died two years later.
In 1995, ill health forced the princess, born Lady Alice Christabel Montagu Douglas Scott, to leave her country residence, Barnwell Manor in Northamptonshire, and move into Kensington Palace, home to her son, Prince Richard, who had become Duke of Gloucester.
The move was said to have upset the princess, as she was devoted to Barnwell, where she had lived since 1938.
observer.guardian.co.uk /uk_news/story/0,6903,1340185,00.html   (330 words)

  
 Crowning glories Evening Standard (London) - Find Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
To hold a sale of his possessions, drawn from Barnwell Manor in Northamptonshire and Kensington Palace in London, 30 years after his passing might seem a touch on the tardy side.
Returning to England, Henry and Alice lived mainly at Barnwell Manor, a splendid Tudor pile near Oundle in Northamptonshire.
But in 1995, Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, the couple's second son (their eldest, William, had died in a flying accident in 1972) found the upkeep was proving prohibitive, and let the property.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4153/is_20060118/ai_n16007757   (882 words)

  
 Prince William of Gloucester   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
He spent his early childhood at Manor in Northhamptonshire and in Australia where his father served as governor general from 1945 to 1947.
He received education at Wellesley House Prepratory School Broadstairs and at Eton College.
For the next two years he Barnwell Manor and began to carry out duties as a member of the royal
www.freeglossary.com /Prince_William_of_Gloucester   (673 words)

  
 Royal Family > Memorial sites > Princess Alice > Marriage and family
They divided their time between their home at Barnwell Manor in Northamptonshire and their home at York House, St James's Palace.
Nevertheless, Princess Alice continued to spend considerable time at Barnwell Manor.
The Duke and Duchess's two sons were born during the Second World War.
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When the two Princes are away at school Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester are usually in London during the week, and at Barnwell for week-ends whenever possible.
Their Royal Highnesses try to be at Barnwell as much as possible, and sometimes have friends to stay, so there may be up to ten people for dining room meals at those periods.
Thank you for your letter, from which we are sorry to learn that you are unable to come back to Barnwell Manor on account of your health.
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 Princess Alice dies at 102. 31/10/2004. ABC News Online
She lived through much of the 20th century in a remote Elizabethan manor and had become so forgetful in later years, according to her son, that she preferred not to appear in public.
She lived at Barnwell Manor, an impressive Elizabethan building in the heart of the countryside of Northamptonshire, a county in central England.
She moved to London to be with her son and her three grandchildren in 1995.
www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/200410/s1231459.htm   (520 words)

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