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| Powderham Castle | |
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 Gatehouse | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Gothic |
| Location | Exminster, Devon, United Kingdom |
| Construction started | 14th century (medieval core) |
| Renovated | 18th century |
| Owner | Courtenay family |
| Website | |
| Official Site | |
Powderham Castle is a fortified manor house in Exminster, Devon, 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Exeter and 1⁄4 mile (0.4 km) north-east of the village of Kenton, where the main public entrance gates are located.[1] It is a Grade I listed building. The park and gardens are Grade II* listed in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.[2]
It is on flat ground on the west bank of the River Exe estuary where it is joined by its tributary the River Kenn. On the opposite side of the Exe is the small village of Lympstone. Starting with a structure built sometime after 1390, the present castle was expanded and altered extensively in the 18th and 19th centuries. The castle is the seat of the Courtenay family, Earls of Devon.
- ^ There is also an unrelated Powderham Castle (a 12th-century earth and timber ringwork fortress) near Crondall, Farnham.
- ^ Historic England. "Powderham Castle (1000698)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
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