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Message: Emoticon Listing HTML Help	[quote]A few snippets from Bulmer's directory dated 1895. From the entry for Mapperley quote Park Hall is a small hamley a little N.W. of the village. Here was the mansion of the Strelleys, but not a vestige of the building now reamins. unquote. From the entry for Horsley quote The subsoil is gritstone, which is extensively quarried at Cosbench and Castle Quarry,unquote. Quote, The castle was standing in the reign of Elizabeth, but when or by whom it was destroyed is not known, It was more a fortress than a residence, and was protected by a moat. The site was extensively quarried away last century, and a mere fragment of the ruins now remains to perpetuate its memory.unquote. Ralph de Burun, Henry de Ferrrers and Horeston Castle are mentioned in several books on the Google Book Search site. The information is mainly with regard to the de Burun name. The de Burun name became Byron, for more information visit http://www.nottshistory.org.uk. Hope the above is of interest, regards Phil[/quote]
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This message was updated on 10/1/2006 5:43:55 PM by philfred

Mapperley Castle
replied on: 9/29/2006 5:20:26 PM

A few snippets from Bulmer's directory dated 1895.

From the entry for Mapperley quote Park Hall is a small hamley a little N.W. of the village. Here was the mansion of the Strelleys, but not a vestige of the building now reamins. unquote.

From the entry for Horsley quote The subsoil is gritstone, which is extensively quarried at Cosbench and Castle Quarry,unquote.
Quote, The castle was standing in the reign of Elizabeth, but when or by whom it was destroyed is not known, It was more a fortress than a residence, and was protected by a moat. The site was extensively quarried away last century, and a mere fragment of the ruins now remains to perpetuate its memory.unquote.

Ralph de Burun, Henry de Ferrrers and Horeston Castle are mentioned in several books on the Google Book Search site. The information is mainly with regard to the de Burun name. The de Burun name became Byron, for more information visit http://www.nottshistory.org.uk.

Hope the above is of interest,

regards Phil

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