Viscount Downe
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Viscount Downe is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Ireland. The first creation came in 1675 for William Ducie. However, the title became extinct on his death in 1679. The second c
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Wykeham Abbey
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Wykeham Abbey is a Grade II* listed country house in Wykeham, North Yorkshire, England. It has been the seat of the Viscounts Downe since the early 20th century.
Viscount Downe
…brother of Sir Christopher Dawnay, 1st Baronet, of Cowick, a title which became extinct in 1644 (see Dawnay baronets, of Cowick). The family seat is Wykeham Abbey, near Scarborough, North Yorkshire. William Ducie, 1st Viscount Downe (c. 1612–1679…
Wykeham Abbey, sketch c. 1923