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"Upper Court is another inferior manor [of Clifford Castle], ... It was also called Gorsington."<sup>1</sup> | "Upper Court is another inferior manor [of Clifford Castle], ... It was also called Gorsington."<sup>1</sup> | ||
| + | == Notes == | ||
| + | Note: As to the meaning of "Cwrt Fychan": Cwrt = Court, Fychan = Little, so "Cwrt Fychan" = "Little Court". Adjacent to Clifford Castle are "Upper Court" and "Lower Court". Although one might think to associate Little Court with Lower Court, in fact Upper Court is smaller than Lower Court, so Cwrt Fychan probably refers to Upper Court, Clifford, Herefordshire, also known as Gorsington - TBD. | ||
| − | + | == References == | |
[[Archive:Hundred of Huntington|Morgan George Watkins, Collections towards the history and antiquities of the county of Hereford. In continuation of Duncumb’s history. Hundred of Huntington ... (Hereford: 1898)]], p. 25. | [[Archive:Hundred of Huntington|Morgan George Watkins, Collections towards the history and antiquities of the county of Hereford. In continuation of Duncumb’s history. Hundred of Huntington ... (Hereford: 1898)]], p. 25. | ||
Latest revision as of 17:22, 27 December 2012
Gorsington is another name for Upper Court, Clifford Castle.
"Upper Court is another inferior manor [of Clifford Castle], ... It was also called Gorsington."1
Notes
Note: As to the meaning of "Cwrt Fychan": Cwrt = Court, Fychan = Little, so "Cwrt Fychan" = "Little Court". Adjacent to Clifford Castle are "Upper Court" and "Lower Court". Although one might think to associate Little Court with Lower Court, in fact Upper Court is smaller than Lower Court, so Cwrt Fychan probably refers to Upper Court, Clifford, Herefordshire, also known as Gorsington - TBD.
