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Nunney Castle is a small, French style castle surrounded by a deep moat, built for Sir John Delamare in 1373. A veteran of the Hundred Years War, Sir John would later become Sheriff of Somerset. During the English Civil War (1642-51) Cromwell's men used cannon to blast a great hole in the north wall of the castle, forcing the defenders to surrender.

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Nunney Castle is a small, French style castle surrounded by a deep moat, built for Sir John Delamare in 1373. A veteran of the Hundred Years War, Sir John would later become Sheriff of Somerset. During the English Civil War (1642-51) Cromwell's men used cannon to blast a great hole in the north wall of the castle, forcing the defenders to surrender.

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