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Raby Castle. Built by the Nevill family aroung 1400, probably by Ralph Nevill (Earl of Westmorland 1397). The castle was forfeited to the Crown after the 1569 (Catholic) Rising of the Northern Earls, and in 1629 Sir Henry Vane bought the freehold for £18,000.1. See also their website. 
Raby Castle. © Copyright Draco2008 and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. 
Raby Castle across the deer park from the A688. © Copyright Russell Greig and licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 
Deer in park at Raby Castle. This has been a deer park since Norman times, and the deer include descendants Copyright Carol Walker and licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 1. See VANE (FANE), Sir Henry (1589-1655) in History of Parliament online. Close window to return to text |