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lived there until 1868, when he sold the lease. Around 1890, Martha Steer (née
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were held by John son of Philip at a fee farm rent of £9. The king resumed possession of the manor in 1293 and granted it back to John (probably the other's grandson) for life. The king granted the keepership of the forest to Hugh Tyrel in 1339, adding the manor in 1340, but the property was in
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Whorwood was probably neutral in the Civil War, but the castle was taken and briefly held by the brother of Colonel
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