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The land on which Menabilly was built has been owned by the Rashleigh family since the 1560s. In 1589 the building of the first house at Menabilly was commenced by John Rashleigh (1554–1624), shipowner, MP for Fowey in 1589 and 1597, Sheriff of Cornwall 1608–9, who captained his own ship Francis of Foy against the Spanish Armada in 1588.
The adult du Maurier's Cornish home near Fowey, called Menabilly, was influential in her descriptions of the setting, though it was a much smaller house. Seven years after writing the novel, she leased the manor (1945–1967) from the Rashleigh family , [ 5 ] who have owned it since the 16th century.
John Rashleigh II (1554 – 12 May 1624 [2]) of Menabilly, near Fowey in Cornwall, was an English merchant and was MP for Fowey in 1588 and 1597, and was High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1608. He was the builder of the first mansion house on the family estate at Menabilly , near Fowey , Cornwall, thenceforth the seat of the family until the present day.
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Jonathan Rashleigh (1642–1702) of Menabilly, near Fowey, Cornwall was Sheriff of Cornwall in 1686/87, [2] and twice MP for Fowey 1675–1681 and 1689–1695. His portrait exists at Antony House , Torpoint, Cornwall, formerly the home of his second wife Sarah Carew.
Philip Rashleigh FRS FSA (28 December 1729 – 26 June 1811) of Menabilly, Cornwall, was an antiquary and Fellow of the Royal Society and a Cornish squire. He collected and published the Trewhiddle Hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure, which still gives its name to the "Trewhiddle style" of 9th century decoration.
Location of Franklin County in Vermont. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County, Vermont.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Franklin County, Vermont, United States.
Cornwall is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. It was founded November 3, 1761. It was founded November 3, 1761. The population was 1,207 at the 2020 census .