Now in the hands of the Landmark Trust, Astley Castle is undergoing restoration. Ruins of a country house, surrounded by a moat and defensive wall. Originally a 13th and 14th century fortified house, licenced in 1266, it was altered in the 15th to 17th centuries and remodelled as a country house circa 1820. The bridge, […]
Woodcroft Castle
Part of a moated and fortified manor house, built in the late 13th century. The west range and a circular corner tower survive, with a later wing adjoining to the north east. Now a farmhouse. (Pastscape) The castle is a private residence and mot open to the public. It was sold in January 2004 for […]
Thorpe Waterville Castle
Castle crenellated in 1301 by Walter de Langton, Bishop of Lichfield. The existing building, early 14th century and now used as a barn, was the great hall of the castle and originally two storeys. The upper room floor has gone but the open roof displays magnificent timber work of tie-bean construction. The building has a […]
Rockingham Castle
Castle founded by William the Conqueror as a motte and bailey in 1066, rebuilt during the reign of Edward I as a residence and fortified in 1323. The castle started to fall into disrepair in 1485 and was subsequently rebuilt in the 16th century. During the Civil War the castle was fortified with a complex […]
Northborough Manor
Manor house, built 1330-40 by the de la Mare family. The hall and gatehouse survive, with early 16th and early 17th century alterations. The house is constructed from coursed stone rubble with steeply pitched Collyweston stone roofs. Associations with Oliver Cromwell. Not open to the public. Once a defensible manor-house, about seven miles from Peterborough, […]