Alberbury Castle

Alberbury Castle

Alberbury Castle is in the village of Alberbury, some nine miles north-west of Shrewsbury, Shropshire and very close to the border with Wales (gbmapping|SJ358144). It is a Grade II listed building. [cite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=258922 |title=Images of England: Alberbury Castle |accessdate=2007-11-28 |publisher=English Heritage ]

Its origins are uncertain but it was probably built in the 13th century [cite book | last =Fry | first =Plantagenet Somerset | authorlink =Plantagenet Somerset Fry | title =The David & Charles Book of Castles |edition= | publisher =David & Charles | date =1980 | location =Newton Abbot | pages =176 | url = | doi = | id = | isbn =0-7153-7976-3 ] by Fulke Fitz Warine. [cite web |url=http://www.secretshropshire.org.uk/Content/Learn/Castles/FNumbers.asp |title=Castles in Shropshire |accessdate=2007-11-28 |publisher=Secret Shropshire ] Only the ruined tower remains. [cite web |url=http://www.castlewales.com/alberbury.html |title=Alberbury Castle |accessdate=2007-11-28 |publisher=Castles of Wales ]

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External links

*cite web |url=http://www.ecastles.co.uk/alberbury.html |title=Alberbury Castle |accessdate=2007-11-28 |publisher=ecastles.co.uk


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