The Talbot residence does not survive, although the remains of a moat, presumably the site of the house, can still be seen in Black Park, 1 1/2 miles NE of Whitchurch.
Talbot household accounts for Blackmere record performances by entertainers there in the early 15th c. Entertainers patronized by the Talbot family appeared elsewhere during the 15th and early 16th c.
Only the remains of the moat survive.
The origins of the 1st residence are obscure.
1383 Property passed by marriage to the 4th Baron Talbot via Ankaret, 7th Baroness Strange.
15th c. Primary residence of the Talbot family.
1561 The 'late castle of Blackmeare decayed of longe tyme' was demolished apart from the gatehouse and the materials sold by Francis, 8th Earl of Shrewsbury (Bernard, Power of the Early Tudor Nobility 141).
REED Shropshire 1.353--4; Devon 90--2
| Name | Dates | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Talbot, Gilbert | 1383-1418 | 5th Baron , Knight of the Garter , 8th Baron |
| Talbot, John | 1384-1453 | 6th Baron , Baron , 7th Baron , Count , 4th Earl of , 1st Earl of |
| Talbot, John | 1413-1460 | Knight , 7th Baron , Baron , 5th Earl of , Earl of |
