Wressle Castle

Wressle Castle

Wressle Castle is a Grade I listed quadrangular castle located in Wressle, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The castle was built c.1380-1390 by Sir Thomas Percy. The castle was garrisoned by Parliament during the English Civil War, and was largely demolished by an act of Parliament in 1650 as a precaution. A fire gutted the remaining south range of the castle in 1796, the only part still inhabited. Today, the form of a moat is visible as earthworks, and ruined buildings still remain; the castle is privately owned, and serves as farm buildings.

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* [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ERY/Wressle/WressleHistory.html History from genuki.org]
* [http://homepage.mac.com/philipdavis/English%20sites/1079.html History from 'The Gatehouse']
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