- Caverswall
Caverswall is a
village andparish inStaffordshire , to the south east ofStoke-on-Trent . It is located near the source of theRiver Blithe .Near the village square are St Peter's Church of England Aided School, St. Peter's Church, St. Filumena's Catholic Church, the Primary School and the Red House, a
public house . In the middle of the square there are a set ofstocks .Caverswall Castle may date from a
Saxon manor house, but the fortifications date from alicence to crenellate (royal permission to fortify) granted in November 1275, although there may have been an earlier application in 1230. The castle remains were in-filled by a house in 1615 and the formermoat has been landscaped. [cite web
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title = Caverswall Castle
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accessdate = 2008-01-27 ] It is privately owned.Foxfield Light Railway is based approximately half a mile away from the village.References
External links
* [http://www.caverswall.org.uk/ Caverswall Parish Home Page]
* [http://www.caverswall-castle.co.uk/ Caverswall Castle]
* [http://www.stpeters-caverswall.staffs.sch.uk/index.htm Caverswall Middle School]
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