List of castles in England
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[edit] Bedfordshire
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Bedford Castle | |
Motte and bailey |
| Biggleswade Castle | ||
| Cainhoe Castle | Earthworks | |
| Chalgrave Castle | No visible remains | |
| Colmworth Castle | ||
| Eastcotts Castle | Earthworks | |
| Eaton Socon Castle | Earthworks | |
| Etonbury Castle | Earthworks | |
| Flitwick Castle | Earthworks | |
| Gannock Castle | ||
| Great Barford Castle | Cropmarks and some Earthworks | |
| Higham Gobion Castle | Earthworks and several Roman coins Etc | |
| Luton Castle | No visible remains | |
| Odell Castle | |
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| Old Warden Castle | ||
| Podington Castle | ||
| Renhold Castle | ||
| Risinghoe Castle | ||
| Rugemont Castle | ||
| Someries Castle | |
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| Thurleigh Castle | Earthworks | |
| Tilsworth Castle | ||
| Toddington Castle | Earthworks | |
| Totternhoe Castle | Earthworks | |
| Yielden Castle | Earthworks mound |
[edit] Berkshire
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Beaumys g Castle | Swallowfield | |
| Brightwell Castle | ||
| Donnington Castle | |
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| Faringdon Castle | ||
| FitzHarris Castle | ||
| Grimsbury Castle | (Hill fort) | |
| Hampstead Marshall Castle | ||
| Hampstead Norreys Castle | ||
| Hinton Waldrist Castle | Earthworks | |
| Moreton Castle | ||
| Newbury Castle | ||
| Perborough Castle | (Hill fort) | |
| Wallingford Castle | |
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| Windsor Castle | one of the principal official residences of the British monarch, held in trust by The Queen as Sovereign for her successors and the Nation. | |
| Woodhay Castle | ||
| Yattendon Castle |
[edit] Bristol
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Blaise Castle | ||
| Bristol Castle |
[edit] Buckinghamshire
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Bolbeck Castle | ||
| Bradwell Castle | ||
| Buckingham Castle | ||
| Castlethorpe Castle | Earthworks | |
| Cublington Castle | ||
| Desborough Castle | ||
| Ellesborough Castle | ||
| Great Missenden Castle | ||
| High Wycombe Castle | ||
| Lavendon Castle | ||
| Little Kimble Castle | ||
| Little Missenden Castle | ||
| Long Crendon Castle | ||
| Newport Pagnell Castle | ||
| Weston Turville Castle | ||
| Wolverton Castle |
[edit] Cambridgeshire
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Aldreth Castle | ||
| Barnack Castle | ||
| Belsar's Hill Castle | ||
| Benwick Castle | ||
| Booths Hill | ||
| Bourn Castle | ||
| Braham Castle | ||
| Bruck Castle | ||
| Buckden Towers | |
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| Burrough Green Castle | ||
| Burwell Castle | ||
| Cambridge Castle | ||
| Castle Camps | Earthworks | |
| Carlton Castle | ||
| Castle Hill | ||
| Caxton Castle | ||
| Cheveley Castle | ||
| Chippingham Castle | ||
| Diddington Castle | ||
| Eaton Socon Castle | ||
| Elton Hall | ||
| Ely Castle | ||
| Fordham Castle | ||
| Great Staughton Castle | ||
| Grove Moated Castle | ||
| Herewards Castle | ||
| Huntingdon Castle | ||
| John O'Gaunts Castle | Earthworks | |
| Kimbolton Castle | ||
| Kings Ripton Castle | ||
| Kirtling Towers | ||
| Maxey Castle | ||
| Northborough Castle | ||
| Orrwell Castle | ||
| Peterborough Castle | ||
| Rampton Castle | ||
| Southoe Castle | ||
| St Neots Castle | ||
| Swaversey Castle | ||
| The Moats | ||
| Tout Hill | ||
| Woodcroft Castle | ||
| Woodwalton Castle |
[edit] Cheshire
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Aldford Castle | Earthworks and fragments of stonework | |
| Beeston Castle | |
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| Bradlegh Old Hall | ||
| Chester Castle | |
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| Doddington Castle | ||
| Dodlestone Castle | ||
| Frodsham Castle | Completely covered by Castle Park House. | |
| Halton Castle | Owned by the Duchy of Lancaster; managed by the Norton Priory Trust on behalf of Halton Borough Council | |
| Kingsley Castle | Earthworks only. Also known as Castle Cob | |
| Macclesfield Castle | ||
| Malpas Castle | ||
| Nantwich Castle | ||
| Newhall Tower | ||
| Northwich Castle | ||
| Oldcastle | ||
| Pulford Castle | Earthworks only | |
| Shipbrook Castle | ||
| Shocklach Castle | ||
| Shotwick Castle | Earthworks only | |
| Warrington Castle |
[edit] Co. Durham
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Auckland Castle | Seat of the Bishop of Durham | |
| Barnard Castle | |
Ruin |
| Bowes Castle | |
Ruin |
| Brancepeth Castle | Privately owned | |
| Cotherstone Castle | ||
| Durham Castle | University College, Durham | |
| Lambton Castle | Duke of Durham, Anglo-Saxon Hall, remodelled as castle in the 19th century. | |
| Lumley Castle | Earl of Scarbrough run as a hotel | |
| Raby Castle | Neville-Vanes, Lord Barnard | |
| Ravensworth Castle | Ruins, former stable block in development | |
| Streatlam Castle | Demolished in the 1950s | |
| The Castle, Castle Eden | Gothic Revival Mansion, privately owned | |
| Witton Castle | used as a leisure centre for a Caravan site |
[edit] Cornwall
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Launceston Castle | |
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| Pendennis Castle | |
former Crown Fortress |
| Restormel Castle | |
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| St Mawes Castle | |
former Crown Fortress |
| St Michael's Mount |  |
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| Tintagel Castle | |
[edit] Cumbria
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Aldingham Castle | ||
| Appleby Castle | privately owned | |
| Armathwaite Castle | Pele tower, privately owned | |
| Askerton Castle | ||
| Bew Castle | privately owned | |
| Brough Castle | |
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| Brougham Castle | |
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| Carlisle Castle | |
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| Castle Howe | Earthworks | |
| Cockermouth Castle | ||
| Corby Castle | Concealed within a Georgian Mansion House | |
| Dacre Castle | privately owned | |
| Dalton Castle | |
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| Egremont Castle | |
Ruined |
| Fouldry (Fouldrey) Castle | ||
| Gleaston Castle | privately owned | |
| Greystoke Castle | privately owned | |
| Hartley Castle | demolished | |
| Hayes Castle | Ruins | |
| Kendal Castle | |
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| Kirkoswald Castle | ||
| Lowther Castle | Ruined 19th century Stately home | |
| Muncaster Castle | Lord Muncaster, home of the original Tom Fool | |
| Naworth Castle | seat of the Howards, Earls of Carlisle | |
| Pendragon Castle | privately owned | |
| Penrith Castle | |
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| Piel Castle | |
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| Sizergh Castle | |
[edit] Derbyshire
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Bakewell Castle | Earthworks | |
| Bolsover Castle | |
Stately Home partially ruined |
| Codnor Castle | Privately Owned | |
| Derby Castle | nothing remains | |
| Duffield Castle | Ruins | |
| Elvaston Castle | open to the public, owned by Derbyshire County Council as part of a Country park | |
| Glossop Castle | Earthworks | |
| Hathersage Castle | Earthworks | |
| Hope Castle | Earthworks | |
| Holmesfield Castle | Ruins | |
| Horston Castle | Ruins | |
| Mackworth Castle | Ruined Gatehouse incorporated into farm | |
| Melbourne Castle | Ruins located within the grounds of Melbourne Hall | |
| Morley Motte | Earthworks | |
| Peveril Castle | |
Ruins |
| Pilsbury Castle | Earthworks | |
| Riber Castle | Ruins | |
| Stydd Hall | Remains incorporated into a later Stately Home | |
| Tapton Castle | Sleighted in the Civil War, replaced by Tapton Hall | |
| Willersley Castle | Robert Adam style castellated house, site of a medieval castle[citation needed] |
[edit] Devon
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Berry Pomeroy Castle | |
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| Bampton Castle | Earthworks | |
| Barnstaple Castle | Earthworks | |
| Bickleigh Castle | ||
| Compton Castle | |
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| Cranmore Castle | ||
| Dartmouth Castle | |
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| Castle Drogo | |
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| Gidleigh Castle | ||
| Kingswear Castle | Privately Owned | |
| Lydford Castle | |
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| Okehampton Castle | |
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| Plympton Castle | ruins | |
| Powderham Castle | Earl of Devon | |
| Rougemont Castle (Exeter) | Exeter City Council/the Crown | |
| Salcombe Castle | ||
| Tiverton Castle | ||
| Totnes Castle | |
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| Winkleigh Castle | ruins |
[edit] Dorset
| Name | Key | Comments |
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| Christchurch Castle | |
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| Corfe Castle | |
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| Dorchester Castle | ||
| Highcliffe Castle | partially demolished 1960's, owned by Highcliffe Town Council | |
| Lulworth Castle | |
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| Portland Castle | |
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| Sandsfoot Castle | ||
| Sherborne Castle | |
[edit] East Riding of Yorkshire
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Baynard Castle | ||
| Driffield Castle | ||
| Flamborough Castle | ruins | |
| Hornsea Castle | Demolished | |
| Hull Castle | Demolished | |
| Skipsea Castle | |
[edit] East Sussex
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Bodiam Castle | |
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| Camber Castle | |
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| Hastings Castle | Local Authority | |
| Herstmonceux Castle | Privately Owned | |
| Lewes Castle | |
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| Pevensey Castle | |
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| Ypres Tower, Rye | Privately Owned |
[edit] Essex
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Clavering Castle | Remains of possible pre-Norman earthworks | |
| Colchester Castle | Run as a museum by the local authority | |
| Great Canfield Castle | Remains of earthworks of motte-and-bailey castle | |
| Hadleigh Castle | |
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| Hedingham Castle | Privately Owned | |
| Ongar Castle | ||
| Pleshey Castle | ||
| Rayleigh Castle | Remains of earthworks of motte-and-bailey castle | |
| Rochford Castle | Privately Owned | |
| Walden Castle | Privately Owned |
[edit] Gloucestershire
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Castle | Privately Owned, open to the public in summer | |
| Beverstone Castle | ||
| Bledisloe Tump | ||
| Brimpsfield Castle | ||
| Bury Manor Castle | |
Now Privately Owned |
| Castle Hale, Painswick | ||
| Castle Tump, Dymock | ||
| Cirencester Castle | ||
| English Bicknor Castle | ||
| Gloucester Castle | ||
| Hailes Castle, Stanway | ||
| Haresfield Mount | ||
| Holme Castle, Tewkesbury | ||
| Little Camp Hill, Lydney | ||
| Littledean Camp | ||
| Miserden Castle | ||
| Newington Bagpath Motte, Kingscote | ||
| Newnham on Severn Castle House | ||
| Ruardean Castle | ||
| South Cerney Castle | ||
| Stow Green, St Briavels | ||
| St Briavel's Castle | |
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| Sudeley Castle | Privately Owned | |
| Taynton Castle | ||
| Thornbury Castle | Privately Owned, converted to a hotel | |
| Weston Park, Saintbury | ||
| Winchcombe Castle |
[edit] Greater London
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Baynard's Castle | ||
| Lollard's Tower | within Lambeth Palace | |
| Montfichet's Castle | ||
| Tower of London | Historic Royal Palaces |
[edit] Greater Manchester
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Buckton Castle | ||
| Bury Castle | ||
| Dunham Castle | ||
| Manchester Castle | ||
| Radcliffe Tower | ||
| Rochdale Castle | ||
| Stockport Castle | ||
| Ullerwood Castle | ||
| Watch Hill Castle |
[edit] Hampshire
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Ashley Castle | Earthworks and fragments of stonework | |
| Calshot Castle | |
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| Highclere Castle | Seat of Lord Cardigan | |
| Hurst Castle | |
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| Odiham Castle | Privately Owned | |
| Portchester Castle | |
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| Southsea Castle | Portsmouth City Council | |
| Winchester Castle | Hampshire County Council | |
| Wolvesey Castle | |
[edit] Herefordshire
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Brampton Bryan Castle | ||
| Bredwardine Castle | ||
| Bronsil Castle | ||
| Clifford Castle | ||
| Croft Castle | |
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| Dorstone Castle | ||
| Eardisley Castle | ||
| Eastnor Castle | Privately owned | |
| Ewyas Harold Castle | ||
| Goodrich Castle | |
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| Hampton Court Castle | ||
| Hereford Castle | ||
| Huntington Castle | ||
| Kilpeck Castle | ||
| Kington Castle | ||
| Longtown Castle | |
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| Wigmore Castle | |
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| Wilton Castle |
[edit] Hertfordshire
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Anstey Castle | Earthworks | |
| Benington Castle | ||
| Berkhamsted Castle | |
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| Bishop's Stortford Castle | ||
| Hertford Castle | ||
| Pirton Castle | ||
| South Mimms Castle |
[edit] Isle of Wight
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Carisbrooke Castle | |
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| Newport Castle | former seat of the Governor of the Isle of Wight, Castelated house. | |
| Norris Castle | Gothic Revival | |
| Yarmouth Castle | |
[edit] Isles of Scilly
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Cromwell's Castle | |
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| King Charles's Castle | |
[edit] Kent
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Allington Castle | Privately owned | |
| Canterbury Castle | Local Authority | |
| Chiddingstone Castle | Privately owned | |
| Chilham Castle | Privately owned | |
| Cooling Castle | Privately owned | |
| Deal Castle | |
former Crown Fortress |
| Dover Castle | |
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| Eynsford Castle | |
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| Folkestone Castle | ||
| Hever Castle | Privately owned | |
| Kingsgate Castle | ||
| Leeds Castle | Privately owned | |
| Leybourne Castle | Privately owned | |
| Lullingstone Castle | ||
| Lympne Castle | Privately owned | |
| Queenborough Castle | Archaeological remains | |
| Reculver Castle | Ruins | |
| Richborough Castle | |
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| Rochester Castle | |
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| St Leonard's Tower | |
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| Saltwood Castle | Privately owned | |
| Sandgate Castle | Privately owned | |
| Scotney Castle | |
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| Sissinghurst Castle | ||
| Stone Castle | Privately owned | |
| Sutton Valence | |
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| Thurnham Castle | ||
| Tonbridge Castle | Local authority offices | |
| Upnor Castle | |
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| Walmer Castle | |
Seat of the Governor of the Cinque Ports |
| Westenhanger Castle | Privately owned |
[edit] Lancashire
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Aldingham Moat Hill | Earthworks | |
| Arkholme with Cawood Chapel Hill | ||
| Ashton Hall | ||
| Borwick Hall | ||
| Broughton Tower | ||
| Clitheroe Castle | Part-time Tourist Attraction | |
| Dalton Castle | ||
| Greenhalgh Castle | ||
| Halton Castle | ||
| Hampsfield Hall Pele | ||
| Hapton Castle | ||
| Hornby Castle | privately owned | |
| Lancaster Castle | HM Prison | |
| Maurholme Manor | ||
| Melling Motte | ||
| Penwortham Castle | ||
| Preston Castle | ||
| Thurland Castle | ||
| Turton Tower | ||
| Whittington Motte |
[edit] Leicestershire
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Ashby de la Zouch Castle | |
Ruins |
| Belvoir Castle | Seat of the Duke of Rutland | |
| Donington Castle | ||
| Groby Castle | ||
| Hallaton Castle | ||
| Kirby Muxloe Castle | |
Ruins |
| Leicester Castle | A complex of various buildings | |
| Mountsorrel Castle | Earthwork | |
| Sauvey Castle |
[edit] Lincolnshire
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Barton-Upon-Humber Castle | Earthworks | |
| Bolingbroke Castle | |
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| Bourne Castle | Much of it is owned by Bourne United Charities | |
| Bytham Castle | ||
| Carlton Castle | ||
| Castle Hill, Hough-on-the-Hill | Earthworks | |
| Folkingham Castle | Earthwork | |
| Gainsborough Castle | Earthworks | |
| Grimsthorpe Castle | Owned by a private trust | |
| Heydour Castle | Earthwork | |
| Kingerby Castle | ||
| Kinnard's Ferry Castle | ||
| Lincoln Castle | |
jointly owned, English Heritage & Lincolnshire County Council |
| Owston Ferry Castle | ||
| Somerton Castle | Privately Owned | |
| Stamford Castle | ||
| Tattershall Castle | |
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| Torksey Castle | Ruins | |
| Withern Castle | Earthwork |
[edit] Merseyside
| Name | Comments | |
|---|---|---|
| Leasowe Castle | ||
| Liverpool Castle | Demolished, 18th Century. Full scale replica is located in the village of Rivington on the West Pennine Moors near Chorley | |
| West Derby Castle |
[edit] Norfolk
| Name | Comments | |
|---|---|---|
| Baconsthorpe Castle | |
Fortified manor house in ruins |
| Buckenham Castle | Ruins | |
| Burgh Castle | |
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| Caister Castle | ||
| Castle Acre Castle | |
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| Castle Rising Castle | |
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| Claxton Castle | ||
| Horsford Castle | ||
| North Elmham Castle | Earthworks and Ruins | |
| Norwich Castle | ||
| Thetford Castle | Earthworks | |
| Weeting Castle | |
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| Wormegay Castle |
[edit] Northamptonshire
| Name | Comments | |
|---|---|---|
| Barnwell Castle | Ruins. Privately owned | |
| Benefield Castle | ||
| Castle Ashby | Elizabethan Mansion | |
| Fotheringhay Castle | Earthworks left, English Civil War sleighting | |
| Northampton Castle | Demolished 17th century | |
| Rockingham Castle | owner, James Saunders Watson |
[edit] Northumberland
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Alnwick Castle | The Duke of Northumberland | |
| Ancroft Castle | ||
| Aydon Castle | |
Fortified manor house |
| Bamburgh Castle | Lord Armstrong | |
| Belford Castle | Keep, privately owned | |
| Belsay Castle | |
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| Berwick Castle | |
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| Bitchfield Castle | ||
| Blenkinsop Castle | privately owned | |
| Bothal Castle | privately owned | |
| Bywell Castle | privately owned | |
| Callaly Castle | ||
| Cartington Castle | privately owned | |
| Chillingham Castle | Earl Grey | |
| Chipchase Castle | privately owned | |
| Cocklepark Tower | ||
| Corbridge Vicar's Pele | ||
| Coupland Castle | ||
| Craster Castle | ||
| Cresswell Castle | ||
| Dally Castle | Northumberland National Park Authority | |
| Dunstanburgh Castle | |
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| Edlingham Castle | |
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| Elsdon Castle | ||
| Embleton Tower | ||
| Etal Castle | |
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| Featherstone Castle | privately owned | |
| Ford Castle | privately owned | |
| Haggerston Castle | Surviving tower in what is now a Caravan Park | |
| Halton Castle | ||
| Haltwhistle Castle | Earthworks | |
| Harbottle Castle | Northumberland National Park Authority | |
| Haughton Castle | ||
| Langley Castle | privately owned | |
| Lindisfarne Castle | |
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| Morpeth Castle | Only Gatehouse and a section of Wall remain, Privately owned, opened by appointment | |
| Norham Castle | |
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| Ponteland Castle | remains incorporated into a public house | |
| Prudhoe Castle | |
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| Tarset Castle | Earthworks | |
| Thirlwall Castle | Northumberland National Park Authority | |
| Twizel Castle | Ruins | |
| Wark Castle | Earthworks | |
| Warkworth Castle | |
although looked after by English Heritage, partly owned by The Duke of Northumberland |
[edit] North Yorkshire
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Barden Tower | Privately Owned | |
| Bolton Castle | Privately Owned | |
| Burton in Lonsdale Castle | ||
| Buttercrambe Castle | ||
| Castle Howard | Seat of the Howards, Baroque Mansion, on the site of a medieval castle | |
| Cawood Castle | ||
| Clifford's Tower | |
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| Crayke Castle | ||
| Gilling Castle | Privately Owned | |
| Guisborough Castle | Ruin | |
| Helmsley Castle | |
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| Hornby Castle | Privately Owned | |
| Knaresborough Castle | Privately Owned | |
| Lythe Castle | ||
| Malton Castle | Slighted in the Civil War | |
| Marmion Tower | |
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| Middleham Castle | |
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| Mulgrave Castle | Privately owned | |
| Pickering Castle | |
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| Richmond Castle | |
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| Ripley Castle | Privately owned, open to the public | |
| Scarborough Castle | |
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| Sheriff Hutton Castle | Privately Owned | |
| Skelton Castle | ||
| Skipton Castle | Privately Owned | |
| Spofforth Castle | |
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| Wilton Castle | recently redeveloped as a hotel |
[edit] Nottinghamshire
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Annesley Castle | Earthworks | |
| Aslockton Castle | Earthworks | |
| Castle Hill Bothamsall | Earthworks | |
| Castle Lowdham | Motte | |
| Castle william | Private House built as a Folly | |
| Cuckney Castle | Earthworks, remaining walls, in a graveyard | |
| Egmanton Castle | Earthworks | |
| Greasley Castle | Remains incorporated into a farm, Earthworks | |
| Haxey Castle | Yeomans farmhouse, on a medieval site(Private House) | |
| Hayton Castle | No visible remains | |
| Kirkby Castle | No visible remains | |
| Laxton Castle | Earthworks otherwise no visible remains | |
| Newark Castle | Owned by Newark (district) council | |
| Nottingham Castle | Nottingham City Council | |
| The Castle Worksop | Motte |
[edit] Oxfordshire
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Ardley Castle | Earthworks | |
| Ascot d'Oilly Castle | Fragment remains | |
| Bampton Castle | Parts of castle incorporated into a house | |
| Banbury Castle | Nothing now to be seen | |
| Brightwell Castle | ||
| Broughton Castle | ||
| Deddington Castle | |
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| Faringdon Castle | ||
| Hinton Waldrist Castle | ||
| Oxford Castle | ||
| Uffington Castle | ||
| Wallingford Castle |
[edit] Rutland
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Burley Castle | ||
| Oakham Castle | Former home to Rutland County Council |
[edit] Shropshire
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Acton Burnell Castle | |
Fortified manor house in ruins |
| Alberbury Castle | Ruins | |
| Bishop's Castle | ||
| Bridgnorth Castle | ||
| Broncroft Castle | Privately owned[1] | |
| Bryn Amlwg Castle | ||
| Caus Castle | ||
| Charlton Castle | ||
| Cheney Longville Castle | ||
| Cleobury Castle | ||
| Clun Castle | |
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| Ellesmere Castle | ||
| Holdgate Castle | ||
| Hopton Castle | ||
| Knockin Castle | ||
| Ludlow Castle | Earl of Powis | |
| Moreton Corbet Castle | |
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| Oswestry Castle | Ruins | |
| Shrewsbury Castle | Shropshire Council | |
| Stokesay Castle | |
oldest fortified manor house in England |
| Tyrley Castle | Ruins | |
| Whittington Castle |
[edit] Somerset
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgwater Castle | ||
| Cary Castle | ||
| Castle Neroche | ||
| Crewkerne Castle | ||
| Daw's Castle | |
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| Dunster Castle | |
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| Farleigh Hungerford Castle | |
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| Midford Castle | Privately owned folly | |
| Nunney Castle | |
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| Stowey Castle | ||
| Taunton Castle | now houses the Somerset County Museum |
[edit] South Yorkshire
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Conisbrough Castle | |
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| Doncaster Castle | No remains, Slighted Civil War | |
| Manor Castle | leased to Sheffield City Council | |
| Mexborough Castle | earthwork | |
| Rotherham Castle or "Boston Castle" | Georgian Folly near "College of Jesus", close to site of the medieval castle | |
| Sheffield Castle | dismantled | |
| Tickhill Castle | Privately Owned | |
| Wentworth Castle | Privately Owned, Baroque mansion on medieval site, later Palladian remodelling |
[edit] Staffordshire
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Alton Castle | Privately Owned | |
| Audley Castle | Public Open Space | |
| Caverswall Castle | Privately Owned | |
| Chartley Castle | Privately Owned | |
| Eccleshall Castle | ||
| Mow Cop Castle | Elaborate folly on prehistoric earthwork | |
| Stafford Castle | Stafford Borough Council | |
| Stourton Castle | Privately Owned | |
| Tamworth Castle | Privately Owned | |
| Tutbury Castle | Privately Owned |
[edit] Suffolk
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Bungay Castle | owned by a trust on behalf of the town of Bungay | |
| Clare Castle | ||
| Eye Castle | ||
| Framlingham Castle | |
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| Haughley Castle | ||
| Ipswich Castle | No visible remains, covered by a Housing Estate | |
| Milden Castle | Earthworks | |
| Orford Castle | |
[edit] Surrey
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Abinger Castle | Earthworks | |
| Betchworth Castle | ||
| Bletchingley Castle | ||
| Broomhall Copse | ||
| Farnham Castle | |
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| Guildford Castle | Privately Owned | |
| Reigate Castle | ||
| Starborough Castle | ||
| Walton-on-the-Hill |
[edit] Tyne and Wear
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Hylton Castle | |
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| Newcastle Castle Keep | Newcastle City Council | |
| Tynemouth Castle | |
Housing a ruined priory within |
[edit] Warwickshire
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Beaudesert Castle | ||
| Brailes Castle | Motte and bailey | |
| Brandon Castle | ||
| Brinklow Castle | ||
| Hartshill Castle | Privately Owned | |
| Kenilworth Castle | |
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| Maxstoke Castle | ||
| Warwick Castle | Privately Owned |
[edit] West Midlands
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Bromwich Castle | ||
| Coventry Castle | ||
| Oldswinford Castle | ||
| Dudley Castle | ||
| Weoley Castle | Birmingham City Council |
[edit] West Sussex
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Amberley Castle | privately owned | |
| Arundel Castle | The Duke of Norfolk | |
| Bramber Castle | |
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| Chichester Castle | ||
| Knepp Castle |
[edit] West Yorkshire
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Almondbury Castle | Earthworks with public access | |
| Cliffe Castle | Stately home, sometimes also referred to as "Cliffe Hall" | |
| Barwick-in-Elmet Castle | Earthworks | |
| Pontefract Castle | ||
| Sandal Castle | Ruins with visitor centre | |
| Sowerby Castle | 12th to 14th century | |
| Wakefield Castle | Earthworks | |
| Wetherby Castle | No visible remains. Site redeveloped into flats |
[edit] Wiltshire
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Ashton Keynes Castle | Earthworks | |
| Barbury Castle | Earthworks | |
| Castle Combe Castle | ||
| Devizes Castle | ||
| Ludgershall Castle | |
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| Marlborough Castle | Ruins and earthworks mound | |
| Old Sarum | |
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| Old Wardour Castle | |
[edit] Worcestershire
| Name | Key | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Elmley Castle | Remains of Earthworks only | |
| Hanley Castle | Earthworks only | |
| Hartlebury Castle | Worcestershire County Museum | |
| Homme Castle | Earth mounds only | |
| Inkberrow Castle | Mount and Earthworks only |
[edit] References
[edit] See also
- List of castles
- List of historic houses in England
- List of museums in England
- Abbeys and priories in England
- Castles in Britain
- Castles in Scotland
- Castles in Wales
- Castles in Northern Ireland
- British military history
- Fortifications of London
[edit] External links
- Castles of England and Wales
- CastleXplorer
- British and Irish Castles
- Castles in England A - Z
- CastleStories - Google Map Explorer
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