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Stokesay Castle is one of the finest surviving fortified manor houses in England, and situated at Stokesay in Shropshire.It was largely built in its present form in the late 13th century by Laurence of Ludlow, on the earlier castle (some of which still survives) founded by its original owners the de Lacy family, from whom it passed to their de Verdun heirs, who retained feudal overlordship of ...
Stokesay Court is a country house and estate in the parish of Onibury (but named after Stokesay) in Shropshire, England. Described by John Newman , in the Shropshire volume of Pevsner's Buildings of England , as "the most grandiloquent Victorian mansion in the county", Stokesay is a Grade II* listed building .
Stokesay is famous for Stokesay Castle, a fortified manor house and one of the best preserved and oldest examples of the type in the country. The hamlet, which even today comprises just a church, a working farm and a few houses, was previously known as simply Stoke, a widespread English placename meaning 'enclosure'.
Stokesay Castle, Stokesay. [71] Stokesay Castle is a fortified manor house, with a hall and solar (c. 1260–1280) which predate the licence to crenellate of 1291. Somerset
Stokesay Castle St Thomas' Church, Halford, Craven Arms The entire town as viewed from the east. There are two main visitor attractions in the Craven Arms civil parish. In the town there is the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre , a centre featuring exhibits about the county's geography; [ 4 ] and Stokesay Castle which is a fortified manor house ...
In 1291, he received a licence from the King to strengthen his manor house with a stone wall and to crenellate the property which subsequently became known as Stokesay Castle. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] By the 1290s, Ludlow was leading a consortium of the most powerful English wool merchants and in 1294, was responsible for the introduction of an export duty ...
McKamey Manor is a haunted house attraction that is known for bringing its visitors' worst fears to life. It was founded by Russ McKamey around 2001, and quickly developed a loyal fan base.
A timber framed house with plaster infill on a sandstone plinth with weatherboarding on the left side and a tile roof, and a massive stone chimney stack. In the gable end is a moulded bressumer on scrolled consoles. There are two storeys, one bay, and a lean-to on the left. The windows are casements. [11] II: Rowton Manor