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Dore Abbey
Dore Abbey was founded in 1147 and once home to the 'white monks', named after their habits of undyed wool.  They were famous for sheep farming and produced fine wools.  The foundations of...
Warwick Castle
Warwick Castle
    Warwick Castle  history stretches back almost 1,100 years. In 914AD Ethelfleda, daughter of Alfred the Great, ordered the building of a 'burh' or an earthen rampart to protect...
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