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NUTWELL, a hamlet in Woodbury parish, Devon; on the river Exe, and on the Exmouth railway, 2½ miles S S E of Topsham. Nutwell Court was transmuted from a castle into a handsome mansion, by Lord Dinham, in the time of Edward IV.; passed to Lord Heathfield; is now the seat of Sir T. T. F. Drake, Bart.; and contains a portrait and relics of Sir Francis Drake. Nutwell House also is a genteel residence.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a hamlet" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Woodbury Parish Devon Ancient County |
| Place: | Nutwell |
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