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  Castles & Antiquities in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
Abergavenny Castle is sitauted just south of the town centre overlooking the meadows of the River Usk.
Although the original castle is now largely in ruins there is still a tall stretch of curtain wall to the right of what would have been the gatehouse, originally from the 12th century.
The building that now houses the towns museum was built in 1818 as a hunting lodge for the Marquess of Abergavenny.
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  HEREDITARY PEERAGES IN THE PEERAGE OF GREAT BRITAIN BELOW THE RANK OF A MARQUESS
33 Earldom of Wycombe 6 December 1784(The Earldom belongs to and is held by the Marquess of Lansdowne).
16 Viscountcy of Beauchamp 3 August 1750(The Viscountcy belongs to The Earldom of Hertford and is held by the Marquess of Hertford).
24 Viscountcy of Calne and Calstone 6 December 1784(The Viscountcy belongs to and is held by the Marquess of Lansdowne).
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  Peerage of Great Britain
Duke of Sutherland in the Peerage of the U.K. The Marquess of Salisbury
Marquess of Ailesbury in the Peerage of the U.K. The Earl of Clarendon
Marquess of Abergavenny in the Peerage of the U.K. The Earl of Uxbridge
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 ABERGAVENNY - LoveToKnow Article on ABERGAVENNY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Abergavenny (Bergavenny) grew up under the protection'of the lords of Abergavenny, whose title dated from William I. Owing to its situation, the town was frequently embroiled in the border warfare of the I2th and I3th centuries, and Giraldtis Cambrensis relates how in 1175 the castle was seized by the Welsh.
Hamelyn de Baalun, first lord of Abergavenny, founded the Benedictine priory, which was subsequently endowed by VVilliam de Braose with a tenth of the profits of the castle and town.
Abergavenny was celebrated for the production of Welsh flannel, and also for the manufacture, whilst the fashion prevailed, of periwigs of goats' hair.
30.1911encyclopedia.org /A/AB/ABERGAVENNY.htm   (676 words)

  
 Abergavenny - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abergavenny, often known as 'Aber' to the locals, was the Roman Gobannium, a small fort guarding the road along the valley of the Usk for keeping the peace among the hill tribes.
The novelist Alexander Cordell is buried in the nearby village of Llanfoist.
Abergavenny is twinned with Oestringen in Germany, Beaupreau in France and Sarno in Italy.
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 abergavenny   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Abergavenny (Welsh: Y Fenni) is a market town and municipal borough in Monmouthshire, in Wales.
Abergavenny (Bergavenny) grew under the protection of the lords of Abergavenny, whose title dated from William I (the Conqueror).
Hamelyn de Baalun, first lord of Abergavenny, founded the Benedictine priory, which was subsequently endowed by William de Braose with a tenth of the profits of the castle and town.
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 Marquess of Abergavenny - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The title of Marquess of Abergavenny (pronounced "Abergenny") was created in 1876 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom for the Earl of Abergavenny.
One of the best-known of English noble families, the Nevilles, acquired the title and estates of the Barony of Abergavenny when the honour was bestowed upon Edward Nevill, who was summoned to parliament under this title in 1450.
On the death of the 5th Marquess in 2000 the Barony of Abergavenny fell into abeyance between his four daughters.
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 Abergavenny - Wikipedia
Abergavenny, a market town and municipal borough in the northern parliamentary division of Monmouthshire, England, 14 m.
Abergavenny was incorporated in 1899, and is governed by a mayor, 4 aldermen and 12 councillors.
Abergavenny (Bergavenny) grew up under the protection of the lords of Abergavenny, whose title dated from William I the Conquerer.
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 Cricinfo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Abergavenny is widely regarded by players, the Press and the general public as one of the most picturesque grounds on the first-class circuit.
The Marquess was a great supporter of cricket, having been President of Kent C.C.C. in 1878, and although spending little time in the market town, he was a kindly benefactor to its inhabitants.
Abergavenny made a formal request to stage a Sunday League game, and in 1981 the county committee allocated the match with Worcestershire to the Gwent ground.
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 Encyclopedia: Abergavenny
Bayeux Tapestry depicting events leading to the Battle of Hastings The Norman Conquest of England was the conquest of the Kingdom of England by William the Conqueror (Duke of Normandy), in 1066 at the Battle of Hastings and the subsequent Norman control of England.
The title Baron Abergavenny (or Bergavenny) was a barony by tenure in the Peerage of England.
The Most Honourable Sir William Nevill, 1st Marquess of Abergavenny KG (September 16, 1826–December 12, 1915) was an English peer.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Abergavenny   (2364 words)

  
 Marquess of Abergavenny - Welshpedia
The title of Marquess of Abergavenny (pronounced "Abergenny") was created in 1876 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom for the Earl of Abergavenny.
Nevill married the heiress of Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Worcester, whose father had inherited the castle and estate of Abergavenny, and was summoned to parliament in 1392 as the Lord Bergavenny.
The Barony of Abergavenny fell into abeyance on the death of the 5th Marquess in 2000.
www.welshpedia.co.uk /wiki/wales/index.php?title=Marquess_of_Abergavenny   (194 words)

  
 Abergavenny Museum
In 1182, the castle was attacked by relatives of the murdered Welshmen.
In 1818, the present building - now the Museum - was constructed on top of the motte as a hunting lodge for the Marquess of Abergavenny.
Abergavenny Museum, The Castle, Castle Street, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire.
www.abergavennymuseum.co.uk /index.php?lang=EN;navId=3   (299 words)

  
 thePeerage.com - Person Page 1439
Lord George Montacute Nevill was the son of Sir William Nevill, 1st Marquess of Abergavenny and Caroline Johnstone.
Sir William Nevill, 1st Marquess of Abergavenny was the son of William Nevill, 4th Earl of Abergavenny and Caroline Leeke.
She married Sir William Nevill, 1st Marquess of Abergavenny, son of William Nevill, 4th Earl of Abergavenny and Caroline Leeke, on 2 May 1848 at St.
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 The Probert Encyclopaedia - The Plays of Shakespeare
Lord Abergavenny is a character in King Henry VIII.
The Marquess of Dorset is a character in King Richard III.
The Marquess of Montague is a character in King Henry VI part III.
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 BERKELEY (FAMILY) - LoveToKnow Article on BERKELEY (FAMILY)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Nevertheless, his nephew and heir male was summoned as a baron from 1421, apparently by reason of his tenure of the castle and its lands.
When the marquess of Berkeley was dead without surviving issue, the castle having passed to the crown, Maurice, the brother and heir, had no summons.
A final remainder under the marquesss settlement brought back castle and lands on the failure in 1553 of the heirs male of the body of Henry VII., and Henry, Lord Berkeley, had special livery of them in his minority.
80.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BE/BERKELEY_FAMILY_.htm   (2748 words)

  
 ABERGAVENNY - Online Information article about ABERGAVENNY
Abergavenny was incorporated in 1899, and is governed by a See also:
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estate of Abergavenny, and was summoned in 1392 to parliament as Lord Bergavenny.
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 Marquess of Londonderry -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Stewart was one of the few people to become a Marquess without inheriting any titles prior to the creation.
The title Earl Vane were created for the third Marquess with special remainder to pass to his sons by his second wife, whilst the Marquessate and Baron Stewart passed to his son by his first wife.
Between 1823 and 1854 and between 1872 and 1999, the Marquesses of Londondery sat in the (The upper house of the British parliament) House of Lords as The Earl Vane.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/M/Ma/Marquess_of_Londonderry.htm   (318 words)

  
 Marquess Townshend - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Marquess Townshend   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Marquess Townshend - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Marquess Townshend.
The title of Marquess Townshend was created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1787 for George Townshend, 4th Viscount Townshend.
In addition, the Marquess once held the title Earl of Leicester; however, upon the death of the third Marquess, this title became extinct, the marquessate and other titles passing to a more distant family member.
www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Marquess-Townshend.html   (248 words)

  
 ABERGAVENNY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Abergavenny (Bergavenny) grew up under the protection of the lords of Abergavenny, whose title dated from William I.
The act of 27 Henry VIII., which provided that llonmouth, as county town, should return one burgess to parliament, further stated that other ancient Monmouthshire boroughs were to contribute towards the payment of the member.
1826), an indefatigable and powerful supporter of the conseruative party, was created 1st marquess of Abergavenny.
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 National Portrait Gallery A-Z of Portrait Sitters (A)
Mary Florence Gordon (née Clixby), Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair (1857-1937), Fomer wife of Edward Shepherd Cockayne and wife of 2nd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair; daughter of Joseph Clixby.
Joan Houlton (née Salter), Marchioness of Ailesbury (circa 1904-1937), Wife of Chandos Sydney Cedric Brudenell-Bruce, 7th Marquess of Ailesbury; daughter of Stephen Salter.
Victoria Marjorie Harriet (née Manners), Marchioness of Anglesey (1883-1946), Wife of 6th Marquess of Anglesey, daughter of 8th Duke of Rutland.
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 PSOV - Mainline 2007 Vol 1
61994 The Great Marquess and 60009 Union of South Africa double-heading April 10th Perth-Inverness Locations are Dalguise bridge, Drumochter bank (3 locations), Dalwhinnie, Kingussie, Speybank, Slochd (4 locations), Culloden.
61994 The Great Marquess April 11th Inverness-Kyle of Lochalsh-Inverness Locations are Fodderty (3 locations including long panoramic), Loch Achanalt (3 locations), Loch Carron, near Plockton, Stromeferry (2 locations), Glencarron (3 locations).
March 28th LAST EVER RUN Bristol-Hereford-Kidderminster Locations are approaching Abergavenny, Abergavenny station, Llanvihangel bank, Ledbury (2 locations), Worcester viaduct, approaching Foregate Street, Rainbow Hill tunnel.
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 Abergavenny - Abergavenny, the gateway to Wales   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
THE 6TH MARQUESS OF ABERGAVENNY, Co Monmouth, Earl of Abergavenny, Co Monmouth, Earl of Lewes, Sussex, Viscount Nevill, of Birling, Kent, and Lord (Baron)
Abergavenny Museum is set in the grounds of a 'ruined' Norman Castle, Abergavenny Museum, The Castle, Castle Street, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire.
Abergavenny Coordinates : 51.824° -3.0167° Abergavenny Statistics Population : 14055 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference : Maps for SO295145.
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 1447
Lord William Beauchamp Nevill was the son of Sir William Nevill, 1st Marquess of Abergavenny and Caroline Johnstone.
She married Lt.-Col. Henry Gilbert Ralph Nevill, 3rd Marquess of Abergavenny, son of Sir William Nevill, 1st Marquess of Abergavenny and Caroline Johnstone, on 12 September 1876.
She married, secondly, Lt.-Col. Henry Gilbert Ralph Nevill, 3rd Marquess of Abergavenny, son of Sir William Nevill, 1st Marquess of Abergavenny and Caroline Johnstone, on 18 October 1928.
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 List of Marquesses in order of precedence - InfoSearchPoint.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
This is a list of Marquesses in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.
Marquesses of the United Kingdom and of Ireland created after 1801
Marquesses of the United Kingdom and of Ireland after 1801
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 GENUKI: Walterstone, a description from Littlebury's Directory and Gazetteer of Herefordshire, 1876-7   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
It is distant 7 miles N.N.E. of Abergavenny, 16 S.W. of Hereford, 3½ S.W. of Pontrilas, and about 1 mile N. of Pandy railway stations on the West Midland section of the Great Western railway.
The Marquess of Abergavenny is lord of the manor of Ewyas Lacy.
Near the Black mountains, in the hamlet of Bwlch-Trewyn, and parish of Cwmyoy, Monmouthshire, and on the verge of Herefordshire, is Trewyn House, the pleasant seat of Jeremiah L. Roshier, Esq.
www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/HEF/Walterstone/History1876.html   (588 words)

  
 ABERGAVENNY CASTLE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Abergavenny Castle dates from around 1087 and was firstly a wooden structure.
The castle has seen many attacks and blood shed in its life time and today all of the structure that remains are two towers and a gate with a large barbican.
Abergavenny is open to the public and the 19th century hunting lodge has been restored and is home to the Abergavenny Museum.
www.burkes-peerage.net /sites/common/sitepages/caabergavenny.asp   (319 words)

  
 thePeerage.com - Person Page 1440
William Nevill, 4th Earl of Abergavenny was the son of Sir Henry Nevill, 2nd Earl of Abergavenny and Mary Robinson.
Sir Henry Nevill, 2nd Earl of Abergavenny was the son of George Neville, 1st Earl of Abergavenny and Henrietta Pelham.
George Neville, 1st Earl of Abergavenny was the son of William Neville, 14th Lord Abergavenny and Katharine Tatton.
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 Marquess of Crewe -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
The title Baron Houghton was created in the (Click link for more info and facts about Peerage of the United Kingdom) Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1863 for the noted Victorian literary person (Click link for more info and facts about Richard Monckton Milnes) Richard Monckton Milnes.
He was later created Marquess of Crewe in 1911.
Subsidiary titles were Earl of Madeley (1911), Earl of Crewe (1895), and Baron Houghton (1863), all in the (Click link for more info and facts about Peerage of the United Kingdom) Peerage of the United Kingdom.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/M/Ma/Marquess_of_Crewe.htm   (236 words)

  
 List of Marquessates   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
This page lists all marquessates, extant, extinct, dormant, abeyant, or forfeit,in the peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland and the United Kingdom.
created Marquess of Wharton and Marquess of Malmesbury in the Peerage of Great Britain at the same time.
Marquessates in the Peerages of the United Kingdom and Ireland, 1801-present
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 GENUKI: Michaelchurch Eskley, a description from Littlebury's Directory and Gazetteer of Herefordshire, 1876-7   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
MICHAELCHURCH is a parish and village situated on Eskley brook, and distant about 15 miles W.S.W. of Hereford, and 7 N.W. of Pontrilas station on the Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford railway; is in Ewyas Lacy hundred, Dore union and petty sessional division, Hereford county court district, and is a polling place for county elections.
The Marquess of Abergavenny is lord of the manor of Ewyas Lacy, which includes Michaelchurch.
The principal landowners are the Marquess of Abergavenny, Miss Rawson, and Charles Guy Trafford, Esq.
www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/HEF/MichaelchurchEskley/History1876.html   (426 words)

  
 LBSCR J class 4-6-2
In fact the first of the pair, Nº325 Abergavenny, was originally intended to be an I4, Nº36, and had this number stamped on the parts of the motion.
This 4-6-2 express tank, which emerged from the workshops in 1910, was unlike any Brighton locomotive beforehand and was fitted with inclined outside cylinders, as on his Atlantics.
The first locomotive's name was very appropriate for the LBSCR, and was one used by both Stroudley and Marsh, in that Marquess Abergavenny (1853-1927), who owned vast amounts of land, was a stout supporter of the railway.
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