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27 relations: Antiquarian, Cheshire, Cornwall, Dunham Castle, Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany, George Warren (MP), Greater Manchester, Henry II of England, Ireland, John Leland (antiquary), Keep, Launceston Castle, List of castles in Greater Manchester, Lord of the manor, Manorialism, Palisade, Pontefract Castle, Poynton, Prison, Promontory, Revolt of 1173–74, River Goyt, River Mersey, River Tame, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, Stockport, West Yorkshire.
Antiquarian
An antiquarian or antiquary (from the Latin: antiquarius, meaning pertaining to ancient times) is an aficionado or student of antiquities or things of the past.
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Cheshire
Cheshire (archaically the County Palatine of Chester) is a county in North West England, bordering Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south and Flintshire, Wales and Wrexham county borough to the west.
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Cornwall
Cornwall (Kernow) is a county in South West England in the United Kingdom.
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Dunham Castle
Dunham Castle is an early medieval castle in Dunham Massey, Greater Manchester, England.
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Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany
Geoffrey II (Jafrez;, Anglo-Norman: Geoffroy; 23 September 1158 – 19 August 1186) was Duke of Brittany and 3rd Earl of Richmond between 1181 and 1186, through his marriage with the heiress Constance.
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George Warren (MP)
Sir George Warren KB (7 February 1735 – 31 August 1801), of Poynton Lodge in Cheshire, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1758 and 1796.
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Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2,782,100.
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Henry II of England
Henry II (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189), also known as Henry Curtmantle (Court-manteau), Henry FitzEmpress or Henry Plantagenet, ruled as Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Count of Nantes, King of England and Lord of Ireland; at various times, he also partially controlled Wales, Scotland and Brittany.
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Ireland
Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic.
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John Leland (antiquary)
John Leland or Leyland (13 September, – 18 April 1552) was an English poet and antiquary.
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Keep
A keep (from the Middle English kype) is a type of fortified tower built within castles during the Middle Ages by European nobility.
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Launceston Castle
Launceston Castle is located in the town of Launceston, Cornwall, England.
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List of castles in Greater Manchester
There are nine castles in Greater Manchester, a metropolitan county in North West England.
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Lord of the manor
In British or Irish history, the lordship of a manor is a lordship emanating from the feudal system of manorialism.
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Manorialism
Manorialism was an essential element of feudal society.
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Palisade
A palisade—sometimes called a stakewall or a paling—is typically a fence or wall made from wooden stakes or tree trunks and used as a defensive structure or enclosure.
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Pontefract Castle
Pontefract (or, Pomfret) Castle is a castle in the town of Pontefract, in West Yorkshire, England.
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Poynton
Poynton is a town in Cheshire, England, on the easternmost fringe of the Cheshire Plain south-southeast of Manchester, north of Macclesfield, and south of Stockport.
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Prison
A prison, also known as a correctional facility, jail, gaol (dated, British English), penitentiary (American English), detention center (American English), or remand center is a facility in which inmates are forcibly confined and denied a variety of freedoms under the authority of the state.
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Promontory
A promontory is a raised mass of land that projects into a lowland or a body of water (in which case it is a peninsula).
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Revolt of 1173–74
The Revolt of 1173–74 was a rebellion against King Henry II of England by three of his sons, his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine, and their rebel supporters.
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River Goyt
The River Goyt is a river in North West England.
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River Mersey
The River Mersey is a river in the North West of England.
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River Tame, Greater Manchester
The River Tame flows through Greater Manchester, England.
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Staffordshire
Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands of England.
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Stockport
Stockport is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, south-east of Manchester city centre, where the River Goyt and Tame merge to create the River Mersey.
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West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockport_Castle
