A Handbook For Residents And Travellers In Wilts And Dorset, (fifth edition published by John Murray of Albemarle Street, London, in 1899), states:
“Fisherton Delamere . . . is so named after its ancient lords, the Delameres of Nunney Castle, Somerset. Fisherton House, seat of G.R. Ryder, Esq., is said to occupy the site of their mansion. The remains of terraces are to be traced in the garden.”