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3 unusual facts about Sir William Savile


Sheffield Castle

Lady Savile (mentioned in this agreement) was the widow of Sir William Savile.

Sir William Savile, 3rd Baronet

Savile was born at Thornhill, the son of Sir George Savile and Anne Wentworth, and the grandson of Sir George Savile, 1st Baronet.

Included in the family estates were the residences of Thornhill Hall, Rufford Abbey, and a house in York.


Thornhill, West Yorkshire

The Saviles remained here until the English Civil War when the house was besieged, (having been previously fortified by Sir William Savile, the third baronet of the family), taken and demolished by the forces of Parliament.


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