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  2. List of castles in England - Wikipedia

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    The Tower of London. A castle is a type of fortified structure, developed in Europe during the Middle Ages.The first castles appeared in France in the 10th century, [3] and in England during the 11th century.

  3. List of castles in Greater Manchester - Wikipedia

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    Motte-and-bailey castles were the most common type of castle in England following the Norman Conquest. [3] A shell keep was a motte with a stone wall rather than a wooden stockade on top; there would have been no tower within the walls. [4] Four of Greater Manchester's castles are scheduled monuments: Buckton, Bury, Radcliffe Tower, and Watch Hill.

  4. List of National Trust properties in England - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of National Trust properties in England, including any stately home, historic house, castle, abbey, museum or other property in the care of the National Trust in England. Bedfordshire [ edit ]

  5. List of castles in Somerset - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of castles in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England.The first castles - private fortified residences of a lord or noble - were built in Somerset following the Norman Conquest of England, although earlier fortified structures, such as burhs or hill forts, of which there are many in Somerset were sometimes historically described as castles.

  6. List of country houses in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    This is intended to be as full a list as possible of country houses, castles, palaces, other stately homes, and manor houses in the United Kingdom and the Channel Islands; any architecturally notable building which has served as a residence for a significant family or a notable figure in history.

  7. List of castles in Cheshire - Wikipedia

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    The castle underwent many periods of construction, with an outer bailey, new towers along the inner bailey, new structures within the castle walls, and a new gatehouse all added in the 13th century, during the Welsh Wars. [28] Chester Castle was given by William I to the Earls of Chester and it served as the administrative centre of the earldom ...

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