Editing Powderham Castle (section)

{{Short description|Manor house in Devon, England}}
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{{Infobox building
| name                = Powderham Castle
| image               = Powderham_Castle_02.jpg
| caption             = Gatehouse
| coordinates         = 
| start_date          = [[14th century]] (medieval core)
| location            = [[Exminster]], [[Devon]], United Kingdom
| owner               = [[House of Courtenay|Courtenay family]]
| architectural_style = [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]]
| renovation_date     = 18th century
| website             = [http://www.powderham.co.uk/ Official Site]
}}

'''Powderham Castle''' is a fortified [[manor house]] in [[Exminster]], Devon, {{convert|6|mi|km}} south of [[Exeter]] and {{1/4}} mile (0.4&nbsp;km) north-east of the village of [[Kenton, Devon|Kenton]], where the main public entrance gates are located.<ref>There is also an unrelated Powderham Castle (a 12th-century earth and timber ringwork fortress) near [[Crondall]], [[Farnham]].</ref> It is a Grade I [[listed building]]. The park and gardens are Grade II* listed in the [[National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens]].<ref>{{NHLE |num=1000698 |desc=Powderham Castle |access-date=12 February 2016 }}</ref>

It is on flat ground on the west bank of the [[River Exe]] estuary where it is joined by its tributary the River Kenn. On the opposite side of the Exe is the small village of [[Lympstone]]. Starting with a structure built sometime after 1390, the present castle was expanded and altered extensively in the 18th and 19th centuries. The castle is the seat of the [[Courtenay family]], [[Earl of Devon|Earls of Devon]].