The Vernon family was a wealthy, prolific and widespread English family with 11th-century origins in Vernon, France.
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James' son Francis Vernon (1715–1783), Member of Parliament for Ipswich, was created Baron Orwell of Orwell Park, Nacton, Suffolk in 1762, Viscount Orwell in 1762 and Earl of Shipbrook in 1777.
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He was the father of James Vernon (d1756) who settled in Suffolk and of Admiral Edward Vernon (1684–1757).
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Some childhood memories of the castle in the early years of the 20th century appear in Enemies of Promise by the writer Cyril Connolly, whose mother was one of the Vernon family.
It was founded by the Vernon family and, in particular, Admiral Sir Francis Vernon who was involved in defeating the Spanish Armada.
The Vernon family belong to a wealthy, prolific and widespread English family with 11th-century origins in Vernon, France.