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One of England's
most Beautiful
Castles
  
Staindrop,
County Durham,
UK
 

Traced back to the reign of King Cnut

 The Nevills 
Built and lost by the Nevills in the 'Rising of the North'

Raby Castle - by Joseph Miller of Staindrop, 1844

 The Vanes 
Defended by the Vanes in the Civil War

 Lord Barnard 
Now the home of the 11th Lord Barnard

Built for the mighty dynasty of the Nevills, this great fortress stands proud and defiant, its history rolling back almost a thousand years.

King Cnut (also known as Canute II the Great) owned the Estate, then known as 'Rabi' (derived from 'Ra', Danish for a boundary, and 'Bi', a settlement or dwelling) in the early 11th Century.

The Viking King and self appointed 'Emperor of the North' may well have built a manor house here, but it was the Nevills who built the 14th century castle which still stands today.
Associated Links:
Life and reign of King Canute • Anglo Saxon England
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