Richard Neville (soldier)

Richard Neville DL (30 May 1615 – 7 October 1676) served in the English Civil War as a Royalist.

[2][3] His mother, Elizabeth (née Smyth), was given immediate rights to the manor in her lifetime, remarried Sir John Thorowgood and lived until 1669.

Neville joined the Royalists and served under the Earl of Carnarvon at the Battle of Newbury in 1643.

The following month the Royalists demolished the fortifications of the town and withdrew to their main base at Oxford, where Neville's regiment continued to serve.

After the Restoration of the Monarchy he became a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant for Berkshire from 1660 to his death.