Rashleigh

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Rashleigh is a surname that has connotations of wealth and status in Cornwall in the United Kingdom.

The Rashleighs of Fowey and Menabilly were powerful merchants in the time of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. Philip Rashleigh, younger son of a family from Barnstaple in Devon, had purchased the manor of Trenant close to Fowey from the King after the dissolution of the monasteries in 1545. He went into trade, became successful but died in 1551. His two sons Robert and John founded the fortunes of the Fowey Rashleighs and their pedigree has been well documented.

1 Rashleigh history
2 Important Rashleigh family members
- 2.1 Charles Rashleigh
- 2.2 Philip Rashleigh
3 Menabilly Estate
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Rashleigh history

[edit] Important Rashleigh family members

[edit] Charles Rashleigh

Charles Rashleigh was an entrepreneur. The expanding mining industry around West Polmear led him to develop Charlestown, Cornwall on the South coast....

[edit] Philip Rashleigh

Philip Rashleigh was a Cornish mineral expert and Member of Parliament.^[1]

[edit] Menabilly Estate

In 1872 Mr Jonathan Rashleigh of Menabilly Estate, Par, was listed in the top ten land holdings in Cornwall with an estate of 30,156 acres or 3.97% of the total area of Cornwall^[2]containing pleasure grounds and a large country house. Daphne du Maurier's inspiration for the house Manderley in her novel Rebecca, was based on Menabilly.^[1]