Castlethorpe Castle

Castlethorpe Castle

Castlethorpe Castle stood in the village of Castlethorpe, to the north of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire (gbmapping|SP798446).

This was originally a motte and bailey castle with a timber structure built by Winemar, the Flemish Lord of Hanslope in the 11th Century. It was at that time known as Hanslope Castle. The castle was destroyed in 1215 by Faulkes de Breaute during the First Barons' War and was never rebuilt.

Today only the earthworks remain.

References

* [http://www.mkheritage.co.uk/cv/docs/Castle/castleinfo.html Castlethorpe Castle]
*Fry, Plantagenet Somerset, "The David & Charles Book of Castles", David & Charles, 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3


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