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Title: Picturesque views and description of cities, towns, castles, mansions, and other objects of interesting feature, in Shropshire, from original designs, taken expressly for this work, by Mr. Frederick Calvert, engraved on steel by Mr. T. Radclyffe, with historical and topographical illustrations
Year: 1831 (1830s)
Authors: West, William, 1770-1854 Calvert, Frederick Radclyffe, T
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Publisher: Birmingham : William Emans...
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
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OF SHROPSHIRE. 135 History of Shrewsbury states, that it was the seat of Hengist, whom Vortigern, the BritishKing, called to his assistance, and he proving fortunate in his attempts, afterwards beggedas much land as an ox-hide would compass, which being granted, he cut an ox-hide intosmall thongs, and got this Castle and Manor, from thence called Thong Castle.—He afterthis invited others of his countrymen, the Saxons, who soon conquered the Britons.Before the Conquest, we find that this Castle belonged to Mortra, Earl of Northumberland,in the reign of Edward the Confessor; but after the Conquest we may reasonably supposeit was given to Hugh de Montgomery, who had the greatest part of this County. Thepresent building, a magnificent structure erected upon the ruins of the above mentionedOstle, was long the residence of the Earls of Oxford ; and afterwards came into possessionof the Duke of Kingston. It is now the residence of G. Durant, Esq. This Castle wasrated at d622. 8s. per annum

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