page_title: Richard Knight (1659–1745)
hierarchical_section_title: Richard Knight (1659–1745)
caption_attribution_description: Lea Castle, Wolverley, Worcestershire
context_page_description: Richard Knight, of Downton Hall, in the parish of Downton on the Rock in Herefordshire, England, was a wealthy ironmaster who operated the Bringewood Ironworks, on the Downton estate, and founded a large fortune and family dynasty.
context_section_description: Richard  Knight (1659-1745), of Downton Hall, in the parish of Downton on the Rock in Herefordshire, England (situated about 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Ludlow), was a wealthy ironmaster who operated the Bringewood Ironworks, on the Downton estate, and founded a large fortune and family dynasty.
caption: Lea Castle, Wolverley, Worcestershire, built after 1809 by John II Knight (1765-1850) and sold by him about 9 years later in about 1818[2] to help finance his purchase of Exmoor Forest. Demolished 1945 with the exception of the gatehouse which still stands
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