Brampton Bryan Castle

Brampton Bryan Castle

Brampton Bryan Castle is in the small village of Brampton Bryan in north-western Herefordshire, 50m south of the River Teme. The castle guarded an important route from Ludlow along the Teme Valley to Knighton and on into Central Wales (gbmapping|SO370726).

The date of its foundation is uncertain. The earliest reference to a building on the site is in 1295. During the previous year the owner Bryan de Brampton had died and Robert Harley inherited the castle through marriage to his daughter Margaret. For almost 700 years since the castle has remained in the Harley family.

The castle was almost entirely destroyed during the Civil War. At this time Herefordshire was very much a Royalist county but the Harley family supported the Parliamentarians. The castle was besieged twice, in 1643 and again, after an uneasy truce, during the following year. On this occasion the defenders surrendered and the castle was sacked and burnt. The prisoners were then tied up and their throats were cut.

The siege is featured in the Channel Four documentary "Blood on Our Hands".

ee also

*Robert Harley (1579-1656)
*Brilliana Harley
* [http://www.castles99.ukprint.com/Essays/brampton.html Anglo-Norman Castles]

References

* [http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/castles/castlesdata_az/brampton%20bryan.htm Brampton Bryan Castle]
*Remfry, P.M., "Brampton Bryan Castle, 1066 to 1309, and the Civil War, 1642 to 1646" (ISBN 1-899376-33-X)
*Fry, Plantagenet Somerset, "The David & Charles Book of Castles", David & Charles, 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Brampton Bryan — infobox UK place country = England official name= Brampton Bryan population= c.150 unitary england= Herefordshire region= West Midlandsconstituency westminster= Leominster post town= BUCKNELL postcode district = SY7 postcode area= SY dial code=… …   Wikipedia

  • Wigmore Castle — (O.S. Map 137, 407693) is a ruined castle which is barely visible from the village of Wigmore in the northwest region of Herefordshire, England. History Wigmore Castle was founded after the Norman Conquest, probably c.1070, by William fitzOsbern …   Wikipedia

  • Robert Harley (1579–1656) — Sir Robert Harley (1579 ndash;1656) was an English statesman who served as Master of the Mint for Charles I and later supported the parliamentarians during the English Civil War. He was the son of Thomas Harley of Brampton Bryan in Herefordshire …   Wikipedia

  • Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer — Roger Mortimer (1231 1282), 1st Baron Mortimer, was a famous and honoured knight from Wigmore Castle in Herefordshire. He was a loyal ally of King Henry III of England. He was at times an enemy, at times an ally, of the Welsh prince, Llywelyn the …   Wikipedia

  • Henry Lingen — Sir Henry Lingen (23 October 1612 22 January 1662) of Sutton, Lingen and Stoke Edith was a Royalist military commander in Herefordshire during the English Civil War, and later a Member of Parliament.Early careerHe was born in Herefordshire into… …   Wikipedia

  • Brilliana Harley — Brilliana, Lady Harley was born in 1598 at Brill, Leiden, in the Netherlands while her father Sir Sir Edward Conway (later Viscount Conway) was Governor there. MarriageShe married (as his third wife), Sir Robert Harley (1579 1656) in 1623, and he …   Wikipedia

  • Roger Mortimer, 1. Baron Mortimer — (* 1231; † 1282) war ein berühmter englischer Ritter von Burg Wigmore in Herefordshire und ein loyaler Gefolgsmann König Heinrichs III. von England. Zu verschiedenen Zeiten war er sowohl Verbündeter als auch Gegner seines Cousins, des walisischen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Roger Mortimer, 1. Baron Wigmore — Roger Mortimer, 1. Baron Mortimer (* 1231; † 1282) war ein berühmter englischer Ritter von Burg Wigmore in Herefordshire und ein loyaler Gefolgsmann König Heinrichs III. von England. Zu verschiedenen Zeiten war er sowohl Verbündeter als auch… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • List of places in Herefordshire — This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the county of Herefordshire, England. See List of places in England for settlements in other counties.compactTOC NOTOC A*Abbey Dore (gbmappingsmall|SO386305) *Abcott (gbmappingsmall|SO393788) *Acton …   Wikipedia

  • List of civil parishes in Herefordshire — This is a list of civil parishes in Herefordshire, England. A * Abbey Dore * Aconbury * Acton Beauchamp * Adforton * Allensmore * Almeley * Ashperton * Aston Ingham * Avenbury * Aylton * Aymestrey B * Bacton * Ballingham * Bartestree * Belmont… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”