Hartlebury Castle

Hartlebury Castle

Hartlebury Castle in Worcestershire was built in the mid-13th century as a fortified manor house. It lies near Stourport town in north Worcestershire. The manor of Hartlebury belonged to the bishops of Worcester from before the Norman Conquest. The castle was thus one of the residences of the medieval bishops and their principal residence in later periods. ["Victoria County History, Worcestershire"]

From the early 13th century until 2007, Hartlebury Castle was the residence of the Bishop of Worcester. With the coming of a new Bishop, Bishop Inge, the residence was moved to a house adjacent to the Cathedral in the city of Worcester itself. With two-thirds of Hartlebury Castle leased out to Worcestershire County Council as the Worcestershire County Museum, the future of the rest of the historic building (including the Hurd Library, a special gallery built by Bishop Hurd in 1782 and which still contains extensive and his unique collection of books)is at the present time (May 2008) uncertain.

Hartlebury Castle is a Grade I listed building.

References

External links

* [http://worcestershire.whub.org.uk/home/wcc-museum-hartlebury-castle.htm] Hartlebury Castle museum
* [http://www.ecastles.co.uk/hartlebury.html] ecastles website.


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