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The Crown

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The Crown, Crown owner of former monastic property

Dates: 1539-1561 in relation to the documented post-Dissolution holding

Biography

The Crown acquired the former Dunster Priory estates at the Dissolution and gradually sold them.

Notes / Sources

John Luttrell is not treated as owner in this entry because the source calls him the farmer of the estates.

Research sources:
- Victoria County History of Somerset, Dunster, Manors and Estates, section The Priory Estates and section Alcombe Manor; The National Archives, SC 6/3144 as cited by the VCH. — https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/46628463/dunster-manors-and-estates-victoria-county-history

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