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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 ...
Name and location Photograph Date ... Stokesay Castle, gatehouse and walls 1391–1400 This is a fortified house, and the gatehouse was added in the 17th century.
The castle viewed from the churchyard 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 ...
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 located within the parish, just south of the town.
Stokesay Castle and Gatehouse Including Moat Retaining Walls Stokesay, Craven Arms: House: ... Location Type Completed [note 1] Date designated Grid ref. [note 2]
The Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade I listed Church of England church in Stokesay, Shropshire, England, adjacent to Stokesay Castle. The church first dates from around 1150, and was probably the chapel to the castle. It was badly damaged during the English Civil War, and rebuilt in 1654. The church consists of a nave, a south porch, a ...
Attractions of historical interest located within or near the AONB include Stokesay Castle (near Craven Arms), a well-preserved fortified manor house. Ludlow Castle in Ludlow was constructed in the 11th century as the border stronghold of one of the Marcher Lords, Roger de Lacy.
Hiester is best known for his construction of Stokesay Castle on Mount Penn in Reading. Designed in 1932 by his cousin, architect Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg, founder of Muhlenberg Greene Architects, Stokesay was built to resemble the castle of the same name in England. Intended as a wedding gift for his wife, it served as his private ...