Banbury Castle

Banbury Castle

Banbury Castle stood near the centre of the town of Banbury, Oxfordshire (gbmapping|SP454404).

It was built in 1135 by Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln as a domestic rather than a military building. During the reign of King John in 1201–7 it was strengthened and in the 13th–14th century it was remodelled into a concentric plan. [cite book | last =Fry | first =Plantagenet Somerset | authorlink =Plantagenet Somerset Fry | coauthors = | title =The David & Charles Book of Castles |edition= | publisher =David & Charles | date =1980 | location =Newton Abbot | pages =183 | url = | doi = | id = | isbn =0-7153-7976-3 ] During the Civil War it was besieged twice and was demolished in 1648. Stones from it were used to build houses in the town. Nothing can now be seen of the castle. [cite web |url=http://www.banbury-cross.co.uk/banhistory.htm |title=A History of Banbury |accessdate=2007-12-06 |publisher=Banbury Cross ] The site was excavated in 1973–74. [cite web |url=http://homepage.mac.com/philipdavis/English%20sites/2938.html |title=Banbury Castle |accessdate=2007-12-06 |publisher=The Gatehouse ]

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