Groby Castle

Groby Castle

Groby Castle was situated in the large village of Groby to the north-west of the city of Leicester (gbmapping|SK525076).

A motte and bailey castle was built in the late 11th century by Hugh de Grantmesnil, possibly on the site of an existing Saxon manorial complex. It was destroyed in 1172 on the orders of Henry II after the rebellion by his son Prince Henry. In the 13th century a stone manor house was founded on the site.

A fragment of one wall remains together with earthworks consisting of a large mound of earth at the rear of the present manor house known as Groby Old Hall. Part of the site is occupied by the church and the remainder of the site was destroyed in the construction of the A50 road.

References

* [http://homepage.mac.com/philipdavis/English%20sites/1767.html Groby Castle 1]
* [http://www.castleuk.net/castle_lists_midlands/140/grobycastle.htm Groby Castle 2]
*Fry, Plantagenet Somerset, "The David & Charles Book of Castles", David & Charles, 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3

ee also

*Groby


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