Castle-guard

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Castle-guard was a common form of feudal tenure, almost ubiquitous, on the Isle of Wight where all manors were held from the Lord of the Isle of Wight, seated at Carisbrook Castle.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

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  2. AL Poole, Domesday Book to Magna Carta (OUP, 2nd edition, 1955)

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