- Claxton Castle
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Claxton Castle Claxton, Norfolk, England
Claxton Castle ruinsCoordinates grid reference TG335038 Construction
materialsBrick Current
conditionRuined, outer wall and tower survives Claxton Castle was in the village of Claxton in Norfolk some 13 km south-east of Norwich.
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This brick built castle was licensed in 1333. It was largely demolished in the 17th century to build Claxton Hall. Part of its outer wall and one tower remain. It is a grade 2* listed building and schedule monument.[1]
See also
- Castles in Great Britain and Ireland
- List of castles in England
References
- ^ Claxton Castle, the Gatehouse Website, accessed 4 June 2011.
Further reading
- Claxton Castle
- Fry, Plantagenet Somerset, The David & Charles Book of Castles, David & Charles, 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3
Categories:- Castles in Norfolk
- Ruins in Norfolk
- England castle stubs
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