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HOLBECHE HOUSE, an old mansion in Stafford; 3 miles W by N of Dudley. It was a seat of the Littletons; was the retreat of Catesby, Wright, Percy, and other actors in the gunpowder plot; and was the place where they were taken.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "an old mansion" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
| Administrative units: | Staffordshire Ancient County |
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