ous - C our c illon , ▁Pays ▁de ▁la ▁Lo ire , ▁France . ▁ ▁History ▁A ▁castle ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁ele vent h ▁century . ▁The ▁castle ▁was ▁re construct ed ▁and ▁improved ▁in ▁the ▁four teenth ▁century . ▁An ▁English ▁force ▁of ▁ 3 0 0 ▁men ▁captured ▁the ▁castle ▁in ▁ 1 3 5 0 , ▁after ▁their ▁defeat ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Pont val lain , ▁while ▁retre ating . ▁ ▁Cit ations ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Ch âte aux ▁in ▁Pays ▁de ▁la ▁Lo ire <0x0A> </s> ▁St ▁G iles ▁House ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁W im bor ne ▁St ▁G iles ▁in ▁East ▁Dor set ▁in ▁England , ▁just ▁south ▁of ▁C ran bor ne ▁Ch ase . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁ancest ral ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁Ash ley - Co oper ▁family , ▁which ▁is ▁head ed ▁by ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁Sh aft es bury . ▁The ▁estate ▁covers ▁over ▁. ▁ ▁Bu ilt ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 1 , ▁the ▁Gra de ▁I ▁listed ▁house ▁stands ▁in ▁a ▁vast ▁park ▁through ▁which ▁the ▁River ▁Allen ▁flows , ▁feed ing ▁a ▁seven - acre ▁lake ▁as ▁it ▁wind s ▁its ▁way ▁towards ▁the ▁small ▁parish ▁village ▁of ▁W im bor ne ▁St ▁G iles . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 7 th - century ▁house ▁is ▁a ▁low , ▁quadr angular ▁building . ▁Although ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁architect ▁is ▁not ▁known , ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁In igo ▁Jones ▁is ▁obvious ▁in ▁the ▁Renaissance ▁north