Musbury, Devon, England Genealogy: Difference between revisions

MUSBURY (St. Michael), a '''parish''', in the union and hundred of Axminster, Honiton and S. divisions of Devon, 3 miles (S. W.) from Axminster. This place was the residence of the Drake family, from the time of Henry VII., for several generations. Within the parish is a fortress of elliptical form, called Musbury Castle, having a double intrenchment inclosing an area of 20 acres.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51164 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 359-362.</ref>