One of the most important parts of Raleigh history is the man it's named after. Even the town's former Groundhog Day groundhog shared his name. Sir Walter ... He no longer had anyone in court ...

Sir Walter Raleigh (or Ralegh), explorer, courtier, writer and poet, is buried in the chancel of St Margaret's Church Westminster and there is a memorial tablet and stained glass window to him there.

The portraits of Sir Walter Raleigh and Queen Elizabeth I that are no longer pride of place in No 10 Study for Crivelli’s ...