What was the name of Raleigh's estate in Dorset?
Ford Abbey
Sherborne Castle
Myrtle Grove
Sherborne Estate
Answer
Sherborne Estate was the name of Raleigh's estate in Dorset. The estate was granted to him by Queen Elizabeth I in 1584, and he lived there until his death in 1618. The estate was later inherited by his son, Carew Raleigh, and then by his grandson, Sir Walter Raleigh the Younger.
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