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Owned by the Croft family since 1085, the castle and estate passed out of their hands in the 18th century, before being repurchased by the family in 1923. In 1957 it was bequeathed to the National Trust. The castle is a Grade I listed building, and the estate is separately listed as Grade II*. The adjacent Church of St Michael is listed Grade I.
Diana is credited with saving the castle [1] and in 1957 it came under the care of the National Trust. [6] Diana worked with her brother, Michael the second Baron Croft, when she founded the Croft Trust in 1960 to assist the castle. The trust continued with other members of the Croft family including her daughter and grandson.
Arms of Croft, of Croft Castle, Herefordshire: Quarterly per fess indented azure and argent, in the 1st quarter a lion passant guardant or [1]. The Croft baronetcy, of Croft Castle in the County of Hereford, was created in the Baronetage of England on 18 November 1671 for Herbert Croft, who later represented Herefordshire in Parliament. [2]
Croft and Yarpole is a civil parish in the county of Herefordshire, England, and is 17 miles (27 km) north from the city and county town of Hereford. The closest large town is the market town of Leominster, 4.5 miles (7 km) to the south. Within the parish is the National Trust property of Croft Castle and Parkland.
Arms of Knight: Argent, three pales gules within a bordure engrailed azure on a chief of the last three spurs or [1] Map showing properties in Herefordshire owned by members of the knight family, descendants of the ironmaster Richard Knight (1659-1745) of Downton Croft Castle, Yarpole, Herefordshire, purchased in 1746 by Richard II Knight (1693-1765) Downton Castle, Downton on the Rock in ...
There have been three baronetcies created for persons with the surname Croft, one in the Baronetage of England and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. All three creations are extant as of 2024. Croft baronets of Croft Castle (1671) Croft baronets of Cowling Hall (1818) Croft baronets of Bournemouth (1924): see Baron Croft
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Arms of Croft, of Croft Castle, Herefordshire: Quarterly per fess indented azure and argent, in the 1st quarter a lion passant guardant or [1]. Sir Richard Croft, 6th Baronet (9 January 1762 – 13 February 1818 [2]) was an English physician to the British Royal Family and was the obstetrician to Princess Charlotte who became famous due to his role in "the triple obstetrical tragedy" of 1817.